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Minister Donohoe welcomes LRC intervention in Irish Rail dispute

Minister Donohoe has welcomed the intervention by the Labour Relations Commission in the Irish Rail dispute.

29th August 2014

Coveney Welcomes Dairy Supports

Commissioner response to calls for dairy supports will help to alleviate impact of Russian ban- Coveney

28th August 2014

COVENEY MEETS IFA ON BEEF ISSUES MINISTER CALLS FOR FLEXIBILITY FROM FACTORIES

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD met with the Irish Farmers Association today to discuss the current issues in the beef sector.

27th August 2014

Focus on Road Safety needed as child deaths double – Mitchell O’Connor

Fine Gael Dun Laoghaire TD and teacher, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, has today (Wednesday) urged parents preparing to send children back to school to think about road safety, in light of the news that road deaths among children have doubled this year.

27th August 2014

Government Welcomes CSO Residential Property Price Index for July 2014

The government recognises that certain parts of the country are experiencing the effects of the lack of supply of accommodation resulting in increased prices along with increased demand.

27th August 2014

Hometime is peak time for child road fatalities – Farrell

Immediate focus needed on road safety as child fatalities double

27th August 2014

Minister Donohoe welcomes growth in employment and visitor numbers to Ireland

The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD, today (Wednesday) welcomed the latest official data on overseas travel from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), which showed an increase of 9.9% in overseas visits to Ireland for the first seven months of 2014 compared to the same period of 2013.

27th August 2014

Minister Flanagan launches Croke Park Classic Weekend

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan, TD, will this evening launch a weekend programme of sporting, business, and cultural events culminating in the Croke Park Classic American Football Game taking place on Saturday.

27th August 2014

Minister Flanagan welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza and Israel

“I very much welcome the announcement this evening of a ceasefire in Gaza and Israel, which has reportedly been agreed by both sides. I commend also the Egyptian and Palestinian authorities who have been crucial in reaching this understanding.

27th August 2014

Minister Noonan welcomes increase of 31,600 in the number of people employed

“Today’s figures point to a continuing recovery in the labour market with solid employment growth of 31,600 jobs compared to the same period last year and a further reduction in unemployment.

26th August 2014

Speech delivered by Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald T.D., at a one day conference marking the European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Totalitarian Regimes in Riga, Latvia

We can never allow ourselves to forget the horrors of this period in European history. We can only have confidence that these horrors will not be repeated when we face the past honesty and with rigour and when there is accountability within all societies for the crimes of the past.

26th August 2014

Government's tourism policy producing thousands of new jobs – O’Donovan

Fine Gael Limerick TD and member of the Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Tourism, Patrick O'Donovan, has welcomed a report from the Restaurants Association of Ireland which shows over 21,000 new jobs have been created in the hospitality sector since the Government reduced the VAT rate in 2011.

25th August 2014