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The Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe TD, has today (Wednesday) annouced an enhancement to the Covid Restrictions Support Scheme (CRSS) whereby businesses can claim for an additional one week payment to assist them in reopening after a period of Covid restrictions...

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 6 additional death related to COVID-19...

€700,000 made available to 29 LGBTI+ community projects and visibility and inclusion projects nationwide...

Minister Ryan also announces that 47 more projects (List attached) in the Midlands, totalling €27.8m, are approved under the Just Transition Fund...

Social Protection Minister, Heather Humphreys TD, secured Government approval today to keep the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) open to new applicants until March 31st 2021....

24th November 2020 The Government today (Tuesday the 24th of November) agreed to extend two measures which were brought in to help businesses during the pandemic. ..

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Michael McGrath T.D. has today (Tuesday), invited Public Service Unions and representative staff associations to formal negotiations on a new pay agreement under the auspices of the Workplace Relations Commission....

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD and Minister of State for Skills and Further Education Niall Collins TD today (Tuesday, November 24th) met with the National Skills Council to discuss opportunities to better link enterprise and industry with further and higher education....

88% of people who committed drug offences in 2019 were identified and sanctioned by 20th September, 2020....

The Department of Health is today advising that adults aged 65 and older take a vitamin D supplement to ensure they get the essential vitamin D needed for bone and muscle health...