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Statement on the Death of Mr Justice Kevin Feeney

The Minister for Justice, Equality & Defence, Alan Shatter TD, has paid tribute to the late Mr Justice Kevin Feeney who died suddenly yesterday.

5th August 2013

Taoiseach congratulates Rob Heffernan on his World Championship gold medal

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny today congratulated Rob Heffernan after his gold medal win in the World Athletics Championships 50km walk in Moscow.

4th August 2013

Conway welcomes progress on unified patent protection

Seanad Spokesperson on Justice, Disability and Equality, Martin Conway, has today (Friday) welcomed the decision of the EU Commission to establish a specialised European patent court, the Unified Patent Court, to make it easier for companies and inventors to protect their patents.

2nd August 2013

Factual position on Local Property Tax

None of the funds collected though the Local Property tax have gone towards our bailout debt nor will it be handed to bank bondholders. Any statement to the contrary is inaccurate.

25th July 2013

"Rebuilding Sustainable Construction Jobs"

The Government today, 25 July 2013, welcomed the publication of the Forfás report on Ireland’s construction sector and announced a plan to improve the levels of activity and employment in the sector.

25th July 2013

Varadkar to overhaul Maritime Safety & Marine Emergency Response Services

Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar has announced an Action Plan to improve Maritime Safety and Marine Emergency Response Services, including an overhaul of operations within the Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport.

25th July 2013

Referendums polling day order

Mr. Phil Hogan, T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, has today (24 July 2013) made an order appointing Friday 4 October 2013 as the polling day at the referendums on the proposals for the amendments of the Constitution contained in the Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013 and the Thirty-third Amendment of the Constitution (Court of Appeal) Bill 2013

24th July 2013

Shatter tells Dublin Rape Crisis Centre that DNA Database will revolutionise the detection and prevention of rape and sexual assault

Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Alan Shatter TD, today launched the Annual Report of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre for 2012.

24th July 2013

Visitor numbers up 5.4% for first half of Gathering year

Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar, Tourism Ireland and Failte Ireland have welcomed the latest official data on overseas travel from the Central Statistics Office, which reported an increase of 5.4% in overseas visits to Ireland for the first half of 2013 compared to January-June 2012.

24th July 2013

50% increase in number of spin-outs from publicly-funded research as part of new Government plan

50% increase in number of spin-outs from publicly-funded research as part of new Government plan.

23rd July 2013

Consultation with women affected by symphysiotomy to take place and Minister Reilly to meet the representative groups for the women in the coming days

The Minister for Health, Dr James Reilly TD, today (23 July) announced that he briefed Government on his views on putting closure on the issue of symphysiotomy for the women involved and their families.

23rd July 2013

Govt approves drafting of Bill to establish Shannon Group plc to take over Shannon Development & Shannon Airport Authority

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Leo Varadkar and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton announced today (Tuesday) that the Government has approved the drafting of the Shannon Aviation Services and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2013, paving the way for the creation of the new Shannon Group entity.

23rd July 2013