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Limerick firms benefit from €4 million in Enterprise Ireland funding in 2012 – O’Donovan

Limerick companies benefitted from more than €4 million in funding from Enterprise Ireland last year, according to Fine Gael Limerick TD, Patrick O’Donovan. Deputy O’Donovan raised the matter in a Parliamentary Question to the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD.

23rd January 2013

Keating encourages people of Dublin Mid West to apply for Social Entrepeneurs Ireland Awards

Fine Gael Dublin Mid West Deputy, Derek Keating, has called on those with an interest in solving Ireland’s social and environmental problems to apply for Social Entrepreneurs Ireland’s Awards Programme, for which €500,000 is being made available.

23rd January 2013

Euro Area Loan Facility (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage 23rd January 2013

I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill which is important for all of us in Europe.

23rd January 2013

Education: Special Needs Educational Requirements 23rd January 2013

To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied regarding the adequacy of resources available to his Department to meet in full the requirements of the special needs educational sector throughout the year...

23rd January 2013

Education: Replacement Building in Kildare 23rd January 2013

To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools throughout County Kildare currently awaiting approval in respect of replacement of buildings or provision of new structures or other facilities...

23rd January 2013

Education: Availability of Resources 23rd January 2013

To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied regarding the adequacy of resources available throughout the educational sector in the current year...

23rd January 2013

Social Entrepreneurs Ireland is now open for applications for €500,000 awards programme.

€500,000 funding available through Social Entrepreneur Ireland.

23rd January 2013

Parliamentary Question to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of jobs that have been created to date as a result of the EU €2 billion stimulus package; the number that will be put in place by end 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

23rd January 2013

Parliamentary Question to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline, as per the current Croke Park agreement, the structures that have been put in place by the Implementation Body for Departments that are underperforming; the penalties in place for such Departments; if the implementation process of the Croke Park agreement will be revisited in the negotiation process for 2014 to enhance the incentive for changes to take place on a more individual Departmental basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

23rd January 2013

Education: Special Needs Educational Requirements 23rd January 2013

To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied regarding the adequacy of resources available to his Department to meet in full the requirements of the special needs educational sector throughout the year...

23rd January 2013