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Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue TD, today announced an extension of the Agri-Environment Training Scheme (AETS) for an additional two months.

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue TD will this week lead the first leg of an agri-food trade mission to Asia, covering Japan and Singapore.

Minister for Foreign Affairs [and Minister for Defence], Simon Coveney, T.D., today announced an initial commitment of €500,000 of Irish Aid support to the people of Pakistan who are experiencing a humanitarian crisis following recent devastating flooding

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Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris T.D., has announced 13 projects to be funded around the country in a first tranche of capital investment under the Further Education and Training (FET) Strategic Infrastructure Upgrade Fund.

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and Ministers, Charlie McConalogue and Martin Heydon today launched the second call for applications under the Government’s €100m Scheme for the agri-food sector.

Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar today welcomed the appointment of Mr. Kevin O’Brien as a member of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission with effect from Monday 22 August.

The Minister of State with responsibility for Forestry at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Senator Pippa Hackett, has welcomed the return of the Woodland Festival this weekend.

The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment has received notification that the High Court has granted an Injunction prohibiting the Minister from commencing the proposed Statutory Instrument giving effect to a new Employment Regulation Order for the Security Industry on 24 August 2022.