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An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar joins Ministers to launch €300 million Human Capital Initiative and Future Jobs Ireland Skills and Talent Pillar
An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar T.D. today (Thursday 7th November) joined Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh T.D., Minister for Business, Enterprise, and Innovation Heather Humphreys T.D., Minister of State for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O’Connor T.D., and Minister of State for Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development John Halligan TD. to launch the €300 million Human Capital Initiative and the Skills and Talent pillar of Future Jobs Ireland.
RTÉ must consider all options, not just Limerick – O’Donovan
Hopkins stands up for the Cuisle Centre
Fine Gael Senator, Maura Hopkins, has communicated concerns in relation to the Cuisle Accessible Holiday Resort in Donamon to the Minister of State for Disabilities, Finian McGrath TD.
Early Christmas present for commuters as 24-hour bus service starting in December – Rock
Fine Gael TD for Dublin North West, Noel Rock, has today (Wednesday) welcomed the confirmation by the National Transport Authority (NTA) that the new 24-hour bus service for Dublin is expected to start on December 1st.
Announcement of €90m Technological University transformative fund at launch of Technological University Research Network report
Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh T.D. and Minister of State with responsibility for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O’Connor T.D. today (6 November 2019) welcomed the report of the TU Research Network (TURN): Connectedness & Collaboration enabled by Connectivity, which was presented to the Department by the TURN high level working group.
Government taking decisive action on online political advertising – Naughton
THE Government has shown its intent to take political interference on social media seriously after Cabinet approved a proposal to regulate online political advertising, a Fine Gael TD has said.
Fianna Fáil’s drugs proposals come from a former Minister who took no action – Burke
Fianna Fáil’s drugs proposals are worthless as they come from a TD who did little to tackle the drugs scourge when he was Drugs Minister, a Fine Gael Senator has said.
Reilly calls for greater powers of enforcement for EPA
Fine Gael Senator and bye-election candidate James Reilly has called for greater powers of enforcement for the EPA following the latest boil water notice.
Proposed change to plastic bag levy a welcome step in reducing plastic waste – Corcoran Kennedy
Proposed changes to the plastic bag levy represent another step in reducing our plastic waste output and should be implemented, a Fine Gael TD has said.
Reckless Fianna Fáil exposed yet again with policy vacuum – Brophy
More than three-quarters of Fianna Fáil’s frontbench have failed to produce a single detailed policy paper for the areas they are responsible for, a Fine Gael TD has revealed.