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Thursday 22 October 2020
The action plan outlines the vital preparations that businesses should be taking in advance of 31 December.
A report in today’s London Times says UK government set to impose action plan to deal with coronavirus pandemic. Doubts exist over final day at Cheltenham.
Ulster’s Champions Cup quarter-final away to Toulouse could be played behind closed doors.
An estimated 6,000 females in Ireland have already undergone the harmful procedure.
New government plans launched today include removing petrol and diesel cars, and doubling the reliance on renewable energy.
Mary Mitchell O’Connor said the positions will be for world-class academics and are not ‘easy jobs’.
Strict new coronavirus measures have come into effect – here’s what they mean for you.
The union also wants to see the four provinces producing more talent.
The IRFU has released its action plan for the women’s game over the next five years.
The Children’s Hospital Group says the progress made for these children needs to be continued.
The government launched its Action Plan for Education today.
An inspection by health authority Hiqa has found that the Cork area shows ‘major non-compliance’ with accepted standards of foster care.
Housing Minister Simon Coveney also said that a record number of people have been helped out of homelessness this year.
But the 27-year-old feels the country is on track to turn things around.
In May, the Housing Agency told the Dáil there were 230,000 vacant houses in Ireland – it’s actually 198,000.
First things first as the new Mayo boss prioritises the league campaign and Connacht championship.
The Celtic Challenge is part of the organisation’s plans to increase participation in the sport.
An extra 172 families are now homeless since the action plan was published last December.
Enda and Joan are targeting a return to full employment by 2018. They’ve been giving us a progress report this morning.
The money will be given to task forces who work with prevention and awareness-raising initiatives.
A new initiative will see local authorities form action plans to tackle literacy levels in local communities.
The Cabinet will discuss plans to tackle the homelessness crisis this morning.
Irish airlines are being encouraged to use the online training resource, developed by the Justice Department.
Bruton says the trip will help deliver jobs.
That is as long as deficit targets are met and the economy does not deteriorate, but otherwise it “should be the last of the difficult budget”.
Figures show that the unemployment rate has dropped below 14 per cent for the first time since 2010.
The Government also wants to increase the number of ICT graduates and get 2,000 more small businesses online
The Taoiseach has launched the plan’s fourth report, saying that the rate of unemployment “remains unacceptably high” in Ireland.
The plan sets out 12 actions to prevent and tackle bullying in Irish schools.
Ministers Ruairí Quinn and Frances Fitzgerald will unveil the Action Plan on Bullying later today, including plans for all schools to keep a formal record of bullying incidents.
The Department of Education will also release mental health guidelines for post-primary schools in the near future.
The Council of Europe will assess the government’s action plan on abortion and it is expected the ministers will seek a clear deadline for the implementation of the new legal regime.
The Department of Health said the government still intends to bring the report to Cabinet on Tuesday.
The new scheme is expected to benefit 5,600 businesses and support the creation of 4,000 jobs over three years by providing an €150million in lending for small businesses per year
The progress report on the Action Plan for Jobs shows that 80 out of 83 measures have been implemented so far in 2012.
A report by the Inspector of Prisons earlier this year had found that Limerick Prison was not fit for purpose and needed a ‘regime change’.
Both Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin have heavily criticised what they see as the re-announcement of certain schemes and a lack of targets to reduce unemployment.
Enda Kenny launched the much-heralded Action Plan today. We’ve picked out the key points from the document.
The Government says its Action Plan will create 100,000 jobs, writes Michael Taft. This doesn’t make sense – and here’s why.
AS THE COUNTRY enters Level 5 restrictions for the next six weeks, we’ll all be finding different ways to occupy our time or take a break from work.
In April and May, many people put their trainers on and went for long walks, jogs or runs. Others took a dip in the sea.
With restrictions now in place, we want to know: Do you plan to exercise more over the next six weeks?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Lecturer Maeve O’Rourke analyses the government’s nine main arguments in relation to the Bill.
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