I am delighted with the announcement of a €200,000 fund by my Department to buy 5,000 eBooks and eAudiobooks for public libraries following increased public demand. The COVID-19 crisis has seen an unprecedented demand for [...]
I am urging people finding themselves in financial difficulty because of the COVID-19 crisis to steer of moneylenders. We are getting reports that moneylenders - some of whom are licensed - are preying on vulnerable [...]
Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has welcomed the announcement of a €200,000 fund to buy 5,000 eBooks and eAudiobooks for public libraries following increased public demand. Minister Canney said: "The [...]
Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has warned those finding themselves in financial difficulty because of the COVID-19 crisis to stay away from moneylenders. Minister Canney said: "We are getting reports [...]
The Government has designated credit unions as an essential service during the COVID-19 crisis. The move recognises that credit union members face financial difficulties resulting from the current pandemic and that Credit Unions are an [...]
I very much welcome the Community Supports Action Plan which will see An Post delivery staff checking-in with older and more vulnerable customers. The initiative by An Post and the Communications Workers’ Union (CWU) - [...]
Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has welcomed a Community Supports Action Plan which will see An Post delivery staff checking-in with older and more vulnerable customers. The initiative by An [...]
The deadlines for applications for two grant schemes currently being run by the Royal Irish Academy are to be extended. Due to the current Covid-19 situation, the deadline for the Archaeology Research Grants and Radiocarbon [...]
The Department of Children and Youth Affairs has provided further details to support the Childcare sector. These measures will: Help to ensure that the Childcare Sector is in a position to reopen after Covid-19; Provide [...]
The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Minister for Health Simon Harris TD and An Post have announced today that a #Covid_19 Public Information booklet will be delivered to every household. The guide offers information about Ireland and [...]
