Fine Gael TD for Roscommon, Frank Feighan, has today (Monday) welcomed the announcement by a leading biopharmaceutical company, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, a global specialty biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Ireland, to locate its manufacturing facility in Monksland in County Roscommon, subject to planning permission. An initial 50 jobs will be created if the project goes ahead, while a further 40 jobs are expected to be created during the construction phase.

The Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD, will today chair the Sixteenth plenary meeting of the North South Ministerial Council (NSMC) in Dublin Castle.

The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton TD today (Friday) launched the Global Entrepreneurship Report for Ireland for 2012.

Dr James Reilly TD, Minister for Health today, 5th July 2013 invited applications from people with suitable competencies and expertise to contribute to the reform of Ireland’s Acute Hospital System.

Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal, Alan Farrell, has welcomed the announcement of funding totalling €65,000 for childcare services in Dublin Fingal. The allocation comes as part of the second round of Childcare Capital Grants awarded since 2008. Nationwide €2.75 million is being allocated to 671 childcare providers.

The Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Mr. Alan Shatter TD, today welcomed the significant growth in trips to Ireland from countries covered by the Short-stay Visa Waiver Programme, which he launched on 1 July 2011.

To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he expects to be in a position to meet the educational needs of children with special needs...

To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of incidents of school bullying including cyber bullying reported to his Department ...

To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he has achieved agreement at EU level regarding the likelihood of the European Central Bank...

To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he and his Department monitors the levels of bank charges being imposed by various banks...