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CANCELLATION OF 2020 TIDYTOWNS COMPETITION
My ministerial colleague, Michael Ring TD, the has today announced the cancellation of the TidyTowns competition for 2020 in the interests of public health and safety. In a statement, Minister Ring said: “For over 60 [...]
COVID-19 PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT PAYMENTS
The weekly payment of €350 under the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment scheme will be processed today for approximately 584,000 people. These payments will be lodged into their nominated bank account or post office tomorrow, 21st [...]
GOVERNMENT UPDATE ON TEMPORARY WAGE SUBSIDY SCHEME
The Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme has been a landmark intervention introduced to support business and employees at this time of national emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 46,000 employers are registered with Revenue for the [...]
DRIVING LICENCES AND NCT TESTS – NEW REGULATIONS
In response to the COVID-19 crisis, driver licences and learner permits due to expire before 30th June 2020 will now be valid for a further four months. The same extensions apply to certificates of competency [...]
GOVERNMENT STATEMENT ON CHARTERED FLIGHT OF SEASONAL WORKERS
The Government is aware that a chartered flight brought 190 people to Ireland this week for fruit picking work. The number of people travelling to Ireland has fallen by more than 95% since the start [...]
GLAS PAYMENTS BROUGHT FORWARD
Payments for the Green Low-Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme - GLAS - are to be brought forward by a month to help with farm cashflows. This is a sensible move by the Department of Agriculture because farm [...]