News & Statements

Update: Post-Primary Schools in Maynooth 10th July 2014

To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which the preferred option as expressed by parents and school authorities in Maynooth, County Kildare of a junior and senior divide on the campus at Moyglare Road, Maynooth in respect of the proposed new post primary school...

Update: Provision of School Buildings 10th July 2014

To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which he expects to be in a position to provide for the replacements of existing facilities/provision of new buildings/replacement of temporary accommodation at primary and post-primary schools...

Update: Pupil Teacher Ratios 10th July 2014

To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which optimum pupil teacher ratios continue to be an objective in primary and second level schools throughout the country...

Ambitious approach to exposing Irish firms to new markets is working – English

Enterprise Ireland’s ambitious and determined approach to exposing Irish firms to new export markets is working, according to Fine Gael Meath West TD and Chairman of the Oireachtas Jobs Committee, Damien English. Deputy English was responding to the Enterprise Ireland (EI) Annual Report for 2013, which shows that its client companies achieved a record €17.1 billion in export sales last year and the largest net increase in employment in a decade.

Ambitious approach to exposing Irish firms to new markets is working – English

Enterprise Ireland’s ambitious and determined approach to exposing Irish firms to new export markets is working, according to Fine Gael Meath West TD and Chairman of the Oireachtas Jobs Committee, Damien English. Deputy English was responding to the Enterprise Ireland (EI) Annual Report for 2013, which shows that its client companies achieved a record €17.1 billion in export sales last year and the largest net increase in employment in a decade.

Butler questions Tánaiste on extending welfare benefits for self employed

Fine Gael Meath West TD and member of the Oireachtas Social Protection Committee, Ray Butler has questioned the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton TD, on the progress being made on extending social welfare benefits for the self-employed. Deputy Butler raised the matter in the Dáil by way of a Topical Issue Debate.

Butler questions Tánaiste on extending welfare benefits for self employed

Fine Gael Meath West TD and member of the Oireachtas Social Protection Committee, Ray Butler has questioned the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton TD, on the progress being made on extending social welfare benefits for the self-employed. Deputy Butler raised the matter in the Dáil by way of a Topical Issue Debate.