The Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh T.D. and Minister for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor T.D., today (December 2018) announced that Professor David FitzPatrick has been designated under the Technological Universities Act 2018 for appointment as the first president of Technological University Dublin.

Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor, T.D., Minister of State with special responsibility for Higher Education, today (19 December 2018) announced funding of €1.65m for 16 innovative projects to enhance teaching and learning in the higher education institutions.

Increased Garda visibility and a focus on community policing is key to tackling anti-social behaviour, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

Dublin Senator, Catherine Noone has welcomed new figures from the CSO showing positive changes and confirming that the economic recovery is benefitting people and families on low incomes.

Tomorrow (Monday) marks 700 days since Stormont fell, leaving the Northern electorate without political representation at a critical time, a Fine Gael TD has said.

Parents buying smart phones and tablets as Christmas presents should be aware of healthy screen time guidelines for children and teens, Fine Gael Senator Catherine Noone has warned.

The full protection of children’s data is now ‘one step closer’ due to the imminent launch of a public consultation on the processing of children’s personal data and their data protection rights under the GDPR, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

The Taoiseach wrote to Fianna Fáil Leader Micheál Martin in August setting out an ambitious programme as part of an extension of the current Confidence & Supply Arrangement, and seeking an agreed election date for the summer of 2020. We welcome the commitment from Fianna Fáil to extend the Confidence & Supply Arrangement which will allow us to continue taking Ireland forward together.

The EU Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society has agreed to work with Fine Gael TD Hildegarde Naughton towards regulating social media with EU-wide legislation.

Fine Gael TD and Chair of the Oireachtas Communications Committee, Hildegarde Naughton, will tomorrow [Tues] press the EU Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society to propose legislation to regulate social media.