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NEW ONLINE PROGRAMME FOR GALWAY FOOD START-UPS
A new e-learning programme for food entrepreneurs - the Digital School of Food - is being offered by the Department of Business Enterprise and Innovation through Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs). The programme, which is the [...]
CLIMATE ACTION FUNDING FOR YOUTH ORGANISATIONS
Youth organisations have an opportunity to apply for Government funding to support climate action projects. The funding is available from the €500,000 Youth Climate Justice Fund that has been launched by the Department of Children [...]
ALL CAR INSURERS SHOULD OFFER COVID-19 REFUNDS
I am calling on all car insurance companies to offer refunds to recompense drivers for the COVID-19 restrictions. Some car insurance companies that are members of Insurance Ireland said last week that they would offer [...]
SCHOOL TRANSPORT REFUNDS TO BE ISSUED TO FAMILIES
The Department of Education has announced that families will receive refunds for school transport fees for periods of schools closures. The payments will issue at the end of the school year once the exact period [...]
COMMUNITY CALL UPDATE
The Community Call fora received approximately 1,000 calls nationally yesterday. They made approximately 400 follow-up calls to people who have contacted them. Nationally, since the end of March, the Community Call Fora have received approximately [...]
8.7% FALL IN POWER AND INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS
Power and industrial emissions fell 8.7% last year according to a new report by the Environmental Protection Agency. This is very positive news as the Government's Climate Action Plan, launched by my Department last year, [...]