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Initiatives to Assist Families With Back to School Costs

By Ryan Harmon
The government has announced a suite of measures designed to help families with school-going children with back to school costs. Department of Social Protection The Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance, administered by the Department of Social Protection is being increased by €100 for each eligible child under the scheme. Consequently, the amount being […]
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EIB to Strengthen Support for Climate, Connectivity, Renewables, Education and Innovation Across Ireland

By Ryan Harmon
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is expected to strengthen support for climate action, clean transport, renewable energy, healthcare, education, agriculture and business in Ireland, in addition to enhancing support to sectors such as energy efficiency and peatland’s rehabilitation, following the meeting of the Ireland-EIB Financing Group held at Department of Finance.
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Government Publishes Zero Tolerance Strategy to Tackle Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

By Ryan Harmon
The government has published the Zero Tolerance strategy. Led by Minister for Justice Helen McEntee, it is an ambitious 5-year programme of reform to achieve a society which does not accept domestic, sexual and gender-based violence or the attitudes which underpin it. The €363 million strategy is built on 4 pillars – Protection, Prevention, Prosecution […]
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Publication of Independent Report Reviewing Public Participation Networks

By Ryan Harmon
Minister for Community Development and Charities, Joe O’Brien, has published the independent review of the Public Participation Networks (PPNs), fulfilling a commitment made in the Programme for Government. The review of Public Participation Network structures, commissioned by the Department of Rural and Community Development, was conducted by Mazars. It evaluated current