News & Statements
Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Health
To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that adequate communication and liaison exists between the Health Service Executive and the Department of Justice Direct Provision Service to ensure that vulnerable women receive the advice and services they are entitled to under Constitutional Provision 40. 3. 3 and subsequent legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter?
Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Justice and Equality
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will ensure that young asylum seekers with opportunities for further education are not deprived of those opportunities due to their forced relocation; and her views on the two cases reported in a newspaper (details supplied) on 30 August 2014?
Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Justice and Equality
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her examination of key policy, legislative, administrative and other issues relating to firearms licensing will affect the licensing of CCTV monitoring centres that is due to come into effect on 1 November 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter?
Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Justice and Equality
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons in direct provision centres here, with a breakdown of the number of adults and children in each centre, in the years 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014?
Parliamentry Question addressed to Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport
To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average subsidy per passenger rail journey paid by CIÉ to Iarnród Éireann in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter?
Buttimer congratulates new chairperson of National Disability Authority
Fine Gael Cork South Central TD and Chairperson of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children, Jerry Buttimer, has congratulated Helen Guinan, on her appointment as chairperson-designate of the National Disability Authority.
CER confirm those affected by long-term boil water notices will be 100% exempt from drinking water charges when billing system is introduced – Hopkins
*Welcome relief too for business community with the emerging news that similar exemptions being planned for non-domestic supplies
National Farm Safety Initiative to tackle farm fatalities and serious injury – O’Reilly
Fine Gael TD for Cavan/Monaghan, Joe O’Reilly has welcomed the launch of a new National Farm Safety Initiative by Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney TD.
Custume Barracks recruitment drive would be a great boost for Athlone – McFadden
Fine Gael TD for Longford/Westmeath, Gabrielle McFadden, has said that a renewal of recruitment in the defence forces would be a great boost for Athlone and surrounding areas. Deputy McFadden was speaking after the Minister for Agriculture and Defence, Simon Coveney TD, visited Custume Barracks this week.
DONOHOE LAUNCHES NEW STRATEGY TO BOOST TOURISM FROM CANADA
Canada offers significant potential for Irish tourism, according to a Tourism Ireland strategy launched today by Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD.