Releases

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April 5th, 2012

Minister for Trade and Development Joe Costello meets Ireland’s new communities to discuss the future of Ireland’s aid programme

“The views and experience of members of Ireland’s new communities will contribute significantly to the ongoing review of Ireland’s overseas aid programme”, Minister for Trade and Development Joe Costello…

April 5th, 2012

Minister Kelly convenes first meeting of integrated rural transport committee

The first meeting of the Government’s high level integrated rural transport committee took place today (4 April 2012) in the Department of Transport…

April 4th, 2012

Minister for Trade and Development Joe Costello hosts launch of education resource on the developing world

Minister of State for Trade and Development Joe Costello TD, today highlighted the value of world-class education resources in encouraging the public to engage more fully in the challenges facing…

April 4th, 2012

Minister Shatter establishes new Property Services Regulatory Authority

The Minister for Justice and Equality, Alan Shatter T.D, today announced that he has signed the first Commencement Order and the Establishment Order under the Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011…

April 4th, 2012

Housing and Planning Minister launches new initiatives to enhance co-ordination and oversight of Irish Planning System

Jan O’Sullivan TD, Minister for Housing and Planning, today (Wednesday 4 April 2012) launched two new initiatives to enhance co-ordination and oversight of the Irish planning system…

April 4th, 2012

Minister Lynch welcomes the publication of the Mental Health Commission’s Annual Report for 2011

Ms Kathleen Lynch T.D., Minister for Disability, Equality, Mental Health & Older People today (Wednesday 4th April 2012) welcomed the publication of…

April 4th, 2012

Coveney to introduce new text message service for farmers

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD is to introduce a new text message service to keep farmers informed on important…

April 4th, 2012

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine announces negative test results on pheasants in West Cork

Further to its previous announcement confirming that laboratory test results found that the Avian Influenza virus confirmed in samples from pheasants in a…

April 4th, 2012

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin, T.D., announces agreed approach for next National Lottery Licence

Mr. Brendan Howlin TD, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform today announced the Government has agreed in principle to the arrangements that will apply in relation to the next…

April 4th, 2012

Minister Hayes re-opens playground at JFK Arboretum

Brian Hayes TD, Minister of State at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, with special responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW), today re-opened the children’s playground…

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