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The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Barry Cowen T.D., met for the first time with the CAP Stakeholder Consultative Committee earlier this week to review progress in the development of Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan for the period 2021-2027...

The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar TD, has today (Thursday) announced the successful applicants approved for funding through the Covid-19 Online Retail Scheme, which is administered by Enterprise Ireland. 183 retailers have been approved for €6.5m in funding as part of the scheme, which is targeted at online retailers to strengthen their online offering and enable them to reach a wider customer base...

The Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Sport, Culture and Gaeltacht, Catherine Martin TD, has welcomed the appointment today of Government Chief Whip, Dara Calleary TD, as Minister of State for the Gaeltacht, the Irish language and Sport...

Statement by Minister Coveney on national security law in Hong Kong...

Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team...

The Minister for Education Norma Foley TD today, Wednesday 1 July, welcomed the publication of interim public health advice from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) in relation to the re-opening of schools...

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Barry Cowen T.D. today announced €3.4 million in new investment by 15 aquaculture enterprises, with his Department’s European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Programme providing grants of €1,282,277...

The Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration, Roderic O’Gorman T.D., today announced National Play Day 2020 will take place on Saturday, 4th July under the theme of Playful Communities, Playful Homes...

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD has today urged students who have not yet applied for SUSI grants for the 2020/2021 academic year to do so before July 9th...

The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar TD, has today (Wednesday) announced a new round of the tariff suspension/quota schemes and has encouraged manufacturers in the chemicals, microelectronic and related sectors to apply...