News & Statements

Government on working visit to OECD, Paris

The Taoiseach and Tánaiste will pay a working visit to the OECD on Friday, 7 February 2014, to discuss a range of economic and social policy issues with OECD experts following Ireland’s successful exit from the EU IMF Programme.

County Enterprise Boards (Dissolution) Bill 2013

I welcome the opportunity to speak to the Bill and I welcome its import and intent. In the county enterprise board in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown we have had a body of real excellence and I have had nothing but admiration for it through the years because of the work it has done.

Urgent update needed from HSE on Section 38 compliance – Harris

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has today (Thursday) agreed to a request from PAC member and Fine Gael Wicklow TD, Simon Harris, to seek an urgent update from the Health Service Executive (HSE) regarding the compliance status of Section 38 organisations.

Advice and expertise will be on offer for Galway businesses at one stop shop event – Kyne

Fine Gael Galway West TD, Sean Kyne, has today (Wednesday) said expertise and advice will be on offer for Galway businesses at an event to be held in the Radisson Blu Hotel on 25th March. The ‘Taking Care of Business’ event will provide potential entrepreneurs and existing small business owners with information on the State supports available to them.