Government prioritizes teaching of foreign languages in context of Brexit €15,000 for schools to offer school exchanges Upskilling opportunities for teachers & new website launched as resource for schools, students & teachers The Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton T.D. today (17th September 2018) launched a campaign to raise awareness of the importance…
70% increase in school building budget Capital investment in Higher Education to be almost trebled First dedicated capital budget for Further Education and Training The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar T.D., the Minister for Education and Skills Richard Bruton T.D., the Minister of State for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O’Connor T.D. and the Minister of State…
Building contractors encouraged to participate New frameworks are being launched to streamline the tendering process for €100m in contracts for minor building works across the entire public service. The contracts will be tendered by the Local Government Operational Procurement Centre for the provision of Minor Building Works to public service bodies including 31 local authorities,…
Scheme to include Non-Domestic Gas Works The scope of the Registered Gas Installers (RGI) Scheme is being extended to include Non-Domestic Gas Works. CRU and Gas Services Industry Identified Non Domestic Gas Works in Commercial and Industrial Settings as an Area of Concern A provisional register is now open on www.rgii.ie and it…
Code contains details of revised safe limits for over 700 Chemical Substances. Dublin, Ireland, August 30th. 2018 Pat Breen TD, Minister of State for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection, has announced the publication by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) of a revised Code of Practice for the Safety, Health…
The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross T.D. and the Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Brendan Griffin T.D., today announced that €40 million is being made available under a new round of the Sports Capital Programme (SCP). The SCP is the Government’s primary vehicle for providing support to sports clubs and…
Dublin, Ireland, 28 August Heather Humphreys, Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, has said that consumers and businesses have until close of business on Friday to respond to a public consultation on gift voucher fees, and has urged anyone with an interest in the issue to make their voice heard. Minister Humphreys said: “In June,…
Bring your business’s global marketing to the next level! Shannon Group is delighted to welcome Google to Shannon! On Wednesday August 29th, 08.30-13.0 Google run regular half-day “Digital Garage” events in its Dublin office to help Irish SMEs find and understand new clients overseas. Now, for the first time, Google is bringing this “Digital…
Microfinance loan funding supports over 4,200 jobs since 2012 Micro enterprises outside of Dublin account for 79% of loans since 2012 €1.5m loans approved in Q2 2018 Dublin, Ireland, August 23rd The publication of the Microfinance Ireland report for Q2, 2018 has been welcomed today by Pat Breen TD, Minister for Trade, Employment, Business, EU…
Government prioritizes teaching of foreign languages in context of Brexit Targeted measures for improving fluency, immersion and the number of languages taught The Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton, T.D. today (Wednesday the 22nd of August) announced a 25% increase in the number of Foreign Language Assistants, bringing the total number available to schools from this…
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