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Stability Treaty

As there has been a widespread welcome for the fact that we are holding a referendum, I imagine most people are in favour of the Bill. A few might quibble about the actual wording of the treaty and what is proposed to be inserted into the Constitution because it is definitely minimalist.

Mitchell welcomes nearly €6 million in local roads funding

1,000 jobs to be created nationally as Minister invests €60 million for the Regional & Local Roads Investment Programme. Fine Gael Dublin South Deputy, Olivia Mitchell TD, today (Wednesday) welcomed the announcement that the Minister for the Transport, Tourism & Sport, Leo Varadkar TD, is to provide nearly €6 million locally through the Regional & Local Roads Investment Programme.

Parliamentary question addressed to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence

To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the concerns among staff at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal that they all face redundancy as a result of the implementation of the Legal Services Regulation Bill; if all or any of the staff will be transferred to the new disciplinary body or will there be an entirely new recruitment process put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter?