News & Statements
€2m delivered to support children and parents through early intervention in Dublin Central – Donohoe
Grangegorman and Dublin Docklands & East Inner City to benefit from ABC Programme
FG/Labour Govt committed to tackling homelessness – Byrne
Budget of €45m used to support homeless services; a fact which Sinn Féin chooses to ignore.
Government announces €30m investment in new ABC (Area-Based Childhood) Programme
Minister Fitzgerald confirms 13 sites to benefit from new early intervention programme.
Minister Fitzgerald launches the first results from Growing Up in Ireland describing the lives of Irish 5 year olds
Frances Fitzgerald TD, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs has today welcomed the publication of the first set of key findings on Irish 5 year olds from the ‘Growing Up in Ireland’ longitudinal study of children which is commissioned and funded by her Department.
Govt tourism plan is working: 25% of jobs growth in accommodation & food service sector – Varadkar
A quarter of all employment growth is in the accommodation & food service sector which shows that Government measures to boost tourism continue to produce results, Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar said today.
Creation of 58,000 jobs in last year shows Govt approach is working
Statement by Minister for Health on Remuneration in Section 38 Organisations
The Minister for Health, Dr James Reilly, has today received an update from the Health Service Executive (HSE) on the steps being taken to ensure compliance with public sector pay policy in Section 38 agencies.
Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Finance
To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that the levy on defined contribution pensions, originally introduced to fund job creation measures, will not become a funding stream to subsidise defined benefit pensions in deficit in view of the fact that defined contribution schemes are in many cases comprised entirely of the savers personal savings; and if he will make a statement on the matter?
€2.9m Govt investment in Cork will ensure delivery of robust water infrastructure – Buttimer
Deputy Buttimer was commenting following confirmation that the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Phil Hogan, TD, has approved the design proposals for the Cork City Water Supply Scheme
Creation of 58,000 jobs in the last year shows Govt approach is working – Coffey
Unemployment in the South East shows fastest rate of decline in the State 10,000 more people now employed in since 2011