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Minister Simon Harris To Take Part in Facebook Budget Q&A

Facebook users are invited to take part in a Q&A centred around Budget 2015.

Varadkar secures modest Budget increase in health service funding for first time in 7 years

Minister for Health Leo Varadkar and Minister of State Kathleen Lynch have secured an increase in funding for the health service in 2015, the first Budget increase for seven years.

Mitchell-O’Connor welcomes abolition of pension levy

Kehoe questions SIPTU stance on 9% VAT that has provided jobs and growth for Wexford

Government Chief Whip Paul Kehoe TD has questioned the logic of SIPTU’s call this week to increase the 9% VAT rate for the tourism and hospitality sector as a new Fáilte Ireland report proves Government policy is providing jobs and growth for tourism in Co. Wexford.

FG MEPs meet community groups and politicians to support EU funding programmes in Northern Ireland

Fine Gael MEPs Sean Kelly, Mairead McGuinness and Deirdre Clune have today (Friday) concluded a successful day of meetings with community groups and politicians to support EU funding programmes in Northern Ireland.

Neville address 18th Annual Conference of the Irish Association of Suicidology

SF plan to withdraw private school subsidy would jeopardise 1,500 jobs and cost millions – Mitchell O’Connor

Fine Gael TD for Dun Laoghaire, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, has strongly criticised Sinn Féin’s pre budget proposal to withdraw the private school subsidy over five years on the grounds that this move will put 1,500 jobs at risk and cost the state tens of millions per year.

Speech by the Taoiseach Mr. Enda Kenny T.D., at the Dublin Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner 9th October 2014 Dublin Convention Centre

I want to thank Martin Murphy and Gina Quin for extending the invitation to me, on your behalf. The Chamber, as with other chambers around the country, is a powerful force for bringing businesses together to work towards a common good. I want to congratulate you on another year of success.

Tax Breaks for Start Ups Should Be Extended - Hayes

EU will support the development of the ICT sector by driving the Digital Agenda

Why did Fianna Fáil wait until now to show their budget hand? - Doherty

Audit of maternity facilities required - Burke

Fine Gael Cork North Central Senator and the Party’s Seanad Spokesperson on Health, Colm Burke, has today (Thursday) called on the HSE to review all small maternity units across the country, on view of the evidence given by Dr Peter Boylan, former master of the National Maternity Hospital, at the inquest into the death of Ms Dhara Kivlehan.

Buttimer calls for regulatory change to help treat anaphylaxis

Fine Gael Cork South Central TD, and Chairperson of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children, Jerry Buttimer, has called for a detailed national policy on anaphylaxis and for a review of regulations which control access to treatment in emergency situations.