Leo Varadkar, TD

Minister Brian Hayes TD speaks at the Fine Gael LGBT AGM

The Minister for European Affairs, Paschal Donohoe T.D., has expressed his dismay and concern over reports that Twitter has been blocked in Turkey.

During his official visit to Mexico, as part of the St. Patrick's Day Promote Ireland Programme, Minister Alan Shatter TD, together with the Federal Under Secretary for Tourism, Mr Francisco Maass, officially launched the Ireland Mexico Social Tourism Programme. This Programme supports federal employees in Mexico to travel abroad and Ireland has been selected as the first partner country for the Programme.

Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence Alan Shatter TD today published a Bill to merge the Equality Authority and the Human Rights Commission.

Good morning to everyone and welcome to today's conference on Driver Distraction hosted by the Road Safety Authority.

2014 Local Elections Polling Day Order Signed – polling between 7am and 10pm on Friday May 23rd Spending Limit Period for Candidates and Parties Commences on Tuesday March 25th Election Posters may not be erected until Wednesday April 23rd

To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total number of families recorded as being in need of housing and registered on local authority housing waiting lists in each of the past ten years to date...

To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which his Department is aware of increasing indications of inflation in the housing sector...

To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which he has received applications in his Department for funding from Kildare County Council to complete development works in unfinished housing estates...

To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total number of families recorded as being in need of housing and registered on local authority housing waiting lists in each of the past ten years to date...