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Minister Donohoe urges public to make views known on land transport investment in Ireland

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe, T.D, has today (Thursday) urged interested parties to make their views on future investment in land transport known as the closing date for public consultation approaches.

8th September 2014

Minister Donohoe to open new Experience Gaelic Games visitor centre

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD, will tomorrow (Friday) open a new visitor centre aimed at promoting Irish sports to overseas visitors. The Experience Gaelic Games centre is situated at Na Fianna GAA club in Glasnevin and is the first centre of its kind in Ireland.

8th September 2014

Govt policy is working as economy grows and consumer spending increases – Hopkins

Fine Gael candidate in the Roscommon/South Leitrim bye-election, Maura Hopkins, has welcomed the CSO Quarterly figures released today which show that the Irish economy grew by 7.7% in GDP terms and by 9% in GNP terms year on year.

8th September 2014

First new Gardaí in five years start training today – O’Donovan

Fine Gael TD for Limerick, Patrick O’Donovan, has today (Monday) congratulated the 100 garda recruits who begin their training in Templemore.

8th September 2014

National Farm Safety Initiative to tackle farm fatalities and serious injury – O’Reilly

Fine Gael TD for Cavan/Monaghan, Joe O’Reilly has welcomed the launch of a new National Farm Safety Initiative by Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney TD.

7th September 2014

CER confirm those affected by long-term boil water notices will be 100% exempt from drinking water charges when billing system is introduced - Hopkins

*Welcome relief too for business community with the emerging news that similar exemptions being planned for non-domestic supplies

7th September 2014

Buttimer congratulates new chairperson of National Disability Authority

Fine Gael Cork South Central TD and Chairperson of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children, Jerry Buttimer, has congratulated Helen Guinan, on her appointment as chairperson-designate of the National Disability Authority.

7th September 2014

Parliamentry Question addressed to Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport

To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average subsidy per passenger rail journey paid by CIÉ to Iarnród Éireann in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter?

7th September 2014

Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Justice and Equality

To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons in direct provision centres here, with a breakdown of the number of adults and children in each centre, in the years 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014?

7th September 2014

Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Justice and Equality

To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her examination of key policy, legislative, administrative and other issues relating to firearms licensing will affect the licensing of CCTV monitoring centres that is due to come into effect on 1 November 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter?

7th September 2014