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General Scheme of Sexual Offences Bill to be published in January

The Government today considered the General Scheme of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2013.

Coonan welcomes funding for TRYS and Cappa White NS

Fine Gael Tipperary TD, Noel Coonan, has this evening (Thursday) welcomed the announcement that Tipperary Regional Youth Services (TRYS) and Cappa White National School are set to share in €15,000 in funding under a National Lottery grants. The funding has been announced by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Frances Fitzgerald TD.

Buttimer welcomes funding for Cork-based disability, elderly and social inclusion support groups

Cork South Central Fine Gael TD and Chairperson of the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children, Jerry Buttimer, has welcomed the awarding of over €350,000 to Cork based groups as part of the latest round of National Lottery grants, as announced by the Minister for Health, Dr James Reilly, TD.

Coffey welcomes €6.5 million of funding for upgrading of Water Infrastructure in Waterford City

Fine Gael Waterford Deputy Paudie Coffey has received confirmation from Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government Phil Hogan TD that €6.5 million worth of funding has been approved for the upgrading of water infrastructure in Waterford City. Deputy Coffey has worked with Minister Hogan on this matter for the last number of months and is pleased that the Minister has given the go-ahead for these improvement works.

New jobs at Sláinte an example of what is possible through Health Innovation Hub – Minister Bruton, Minister Reilly

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton, TD, and Minister for Health James Reilly, TD, today (Monday) welcomed the announcement by Sláinte Healthcare that it will create 80 new jobs in the coming year.

Martin still trying to shirk the past as he fails to admit FF led Ireland into the bailout – Flanagan

Fine Gael Party Chairman, Charlie Flanagan TD, has this evening (Monday) said that it is astonishing that the Fianna Fáil leader, Micheál Martin TD, would give a televised address on exiting the bailout without acknowledging that he was a senior minister in the Fianna Fáil Government which caused the economic crash and led Ireland into the Troika programme.

Taoiseach's National Address

Three years ago, Ireland entered a bailout programme. This affected every household in our country.

Dementia is now a major healthcare challenge -Burke

Taoiseach Pays Tribute to Nelson Mandela

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD tonight paid tribute to Nelson Mandela saying that, with his passing, 'a great light has been extinguished'."

Parking promotion in Dun Laoghaire brings welcome reprieve for shoppers and local businesses – Mitchell O’Connor

Fine Gael Dun Laoghaire Deputy, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, has today (Thursday) welcomed the decision by Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council to introduce a parking promotion during the holiday period which will ease the burden on shoppers and help to stimulate business for local enterprises, who are the engine of our economy.