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3,000 apprentices recruited under Government Apprenticeship Scheme - Minister Harris

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris, has today marked the 3,000th application under the Apprenticeship Incentivisation Scheme.

16th March 2021

Online safety regulations must be prioritised - Higgins

The establishment of online safety regulations must be treated as a matter of urgency for Ireland despite warnings from social media giants, a Fine Gael TD has said.

15th March 2021

Erasmus for Northern Irish Students from September

Students in Northern Ireland will be able to access the Erasmus programme from September, Fine Gael TD Neale Richmond has said.

14th March 2021

Dedicated health unit on Long Covid must be established – Burke

The HSE should establish a dedicated health unit for research and to manage and support patients suffering the long-term effects of Covid-19, a Fine Gael TD has said.

14th March 2021

Radical solutions to borrowing and debt levels required in shaping our world post-Covid - Bruton

The sustainability of borrowing and debt levels will soon become the biggest looming question we face in seeking to shape a post-Covid world, the Fine Gael PP Chairman Richard Bruton has said.

14th March 2021

Gardaí must be afforded all supports in frontline COVID battle – Buttimer

Gardaí must continue to be afforded all supports possible in their role on the Covid frontline in the wake of GSOC complaint figures, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

13th March 2021

Sexual education must be embedded in our school system

A new comprehensive programme of relationship and sexual education must be embedded in our school system for children from early age if we are to break the endemic of sexual and gender-based violence in Ireland, a Fine Gael TD has said.

12th March 2021

There is a future for the Northern Cross Route Project – O’Dowd

Fine Gael TD, Fergus O’Dowd, has stated that there is a viable route forward for the Northern Cross Route project following the news of the application’s appalling score in the latest round of the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund.

12th March 2021

Ireland must prepare to implement EU Digital Green Pass - Doherty

Senator Regina Doherty has called for all relevant Departments and agencies to prepare for the immediate logistical roll-out of the European Commission’s proposed ‘Digital Green Pass’, due to be published next week.

12th March 2021

Protect yourself from online shopping fraud

Shoppers should be extra vigilant when purchasing goods online following a rise in fraudulent activity, a Fine Gael TD has said.

12th March 2021