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McEntee congratulates winners of Meath VEC Young Historian of the Year Awards

Speech: Housing (Amendment) Bill 2013

To take up Deputy John Browne's last point on the total number of people on local authority housing waiting lists, it is indeed a housing crisis. It is one the Minister of State inherited from her predecessors. It has continued for ten years because the previous Administration refused to do anything about it...

Speech: Housing (Amendment) Bill 2013

To take up Deputy John Browne's last point on the total number of people on local authority housing waiting lists, it is indeed a housing crisis. It is one the Minister of State inherited from her predecessors. It has continued for ten years because the previous Administration refused to do anything about it...

Dáil Question regarding Capital Gains Tax income to the exchequer

To ask the Minister for Finance if he will advise on the revenue collected in 2010, 2011 and 2012 from capital gains tax; the prospective collection will be in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Dáil Question on MABS' report on split mortgages

To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the Money Advice and Budgeting Service report outlining its concerns that split mortgages will not be a solution for the bulk of homeowners in distress as its findings revealed that the majority of homeowners in distress are between 41 and 65; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

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Minister Fitzgerald welcomes debate on extension of free pre-school

Frances Fitzgerald TD, Minister for Children & Youth Affairs has today welcomed the increased debate in recent days over the possible provision of a second free pre-school year.

We need more women in technology

Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill is an important step for the government

National Dementia Strategy to be finalised by the end of this year