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Significant Impact Of Gathering Ireland 2013 Outlined At Global Irish Economic Forum
5000 GATHERINGS ORGANISED INCLUDING 110 BUSINESS GATHERINGS.
Succeed in Ireland initiative brings 61 new jobs to Cork
Fine Gael Cork North West Deputy, Áine Collins, has welcomed the announcement today (Friday) of 61 new jobs for Cork. The jobs are to be created by two new companies who were introduced to Ireland through the Succeed in Ireland initiative which was part of the Action Plan for Jobs.
Renters need to be protected
Foreign Affairs: Combatting use of child soldiers in conflict zones 3rd October 2013
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which the international community has been in a position to intervene in the various conflict zones where child soldiers have been used in combat...
Foreign Affairs: European Enlargement 3rd October 2013
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will set out the on-going progress in respect of European enlargement...
Foreign Affairs: Syria Update 3rd October 2013
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which it has been found possible, together with the international community, to convince the authorities in Syria...
Speech: Fines (Payment and Recovery) Bill 2013
This is déjà vu for some of us. We are reviewing an item we reviewed before, something that occurs with many pieces of legislation. A number of speakers have mentioned updating legislation. It is important that when we update legislation, it should remain updated. That should be the purpose of the exercise and we should not have to revisit it after a couple of years..
Foreign Affairs: Combatting use of child soldiers in conflict zones 3rd October 2013
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the degree to which the international community has been in a position to intervene in the various conflict zones where child soldiers have been used in combat...
Foreign Affairs: European Enlargement 3rd October 2013
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will set out the on-going progress in respect of European enlargement...
Foreign Affairs: Syria Update 3rd October 2013
To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which it has been found possible, together with the international community, to convince the authorities in Syria...