Simon Coveney, TD

This week the Houses of the Oireachtas dealt with three key pieces of legislation that are fundamental to the modernisation and reform of the courts and legal services.

Arts Minister Jimmy Deenihan today signed an order of consent for works at the Moore Street National Monument.

Symantec today announced that it will establish a new European Customer Management Centre in Dublin.

Wexford Minister of State at the Department of Defence, Paul Kehoe TD has welcomed an announcement from Minister for Justice, Alan Shatter TD that Garda recruitment will resume in the coming year.

Taoiseach, Mr Enda Kenny and Minister of State, Mr Fergus O’Dowd visited BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) operations in Drogheda Co Louth, where €3.5 million has been invested in new equipment.

For all of you who are graduating as Reserve members this is indeed a proud day. It marks the end of a rigorous selection process and an intense training programme. You have come through with flying colours and you are now able to join your colleagues as members of An Garda Síochána.

Fine Gael Roscommon/South Leitrim TD, Frank Feighan, has today (Friday) said he will work closely with the Minister for Health, James Reilly TD, to secure funding for a state-of-the-art rehabilitation unit planned for Roscommon Hospital.

Fine Gael TD for Roscommon, Frank Feighan, has today (Monday) welcomed the announcement by a leading biopharmaceutical company, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, a global specialty biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Ireland, to locate its manufacturing facility in Monksland in County Roscommon, subject to planning permission. An initial 50 jobs will be created if the project goes ahead, while a further 40 jobs are expected to be created during the construction phase.