Jerry Buttimer, TD

Fine Gael Meath West TD and Chair of the Oireachtas Jobs Committee, Damien English TD, has welcomed the publication of the Committee’s report, ‘Creating Policies that Work: Actions to Address Youth and Long-Term Unemployment’, which has recommended a range of measures to help young people and the long term unemployed get back to work. The report makes a specific recommendation that the Discovery Zone initiative, which started in Co. Meath, should be promoted as best practice.

Ms. Frances Fitzgerald T.D., Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, commented on the publication of reports on the findings from recent HIQA inspections of foster care services in HSE Dublin North West Area and Limerick.

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD, today [Thursday] announced that Quantcast is to establish its EMEA Operations Centre in Dublin with the creation of 100 new high quality jobs over the next two years. The investment is supported by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation through IDA Ireland.

I am delighted to be here with you all this morning. And I thank Dana Strong of UPC Ireland for hosting this timely event. And at the outset let me congratulate UPC.

It is my view that the annual Finance Bill is a piece of legislation that reflects the focus of the Government of the day. At the forefront to this government's agenda is job creation. It is the only means by which we can lead this country to recovery, and it is at the core of every decision made in this chamber.

Measures introduced in the Finance Bill 2013 will benefit jobs and growth at Dublin Airport, according to Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal Alan Farrell who has commented on the Bill as it passes through the Dáil this week.

Measures introduced in the Finance Bill 2013 will benefit jobs and growth at Dublin Airport, according to Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal Alan Farrell who has commented on the Bill as it passes through the Dáil this week.

To ask the Minister his views on the implications of a ban on alcohol sponsorship for sporting events and teams at both a micro and macro level

To ask the Minister for Finance the reason Revenue Commissioners takes into account a bursary awarded by a college when calculating the amount of tax refunded to students who pay fees