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LAUNCHING THE CHARITIES REGULATOR REPORT
I had the pleasure of launching the 2018 Annual Report for the Charities Regulator earlier this week. The total number of charities on the Public Register of Charities at the end of 2018 was 9,799. [...]
GREAT NEWS FOR GORT COMMUNITY SCHOOL
Gort Community School has received funding approval to commission a design team for a €4.1 million project to build a wide range of additional classrooms and facilities. This is a major move forward for the [...]
PREVENTING LYME DISEASE
I attended an Oireachtas briefing this week by @ticktalkireland the patient support group for those suffering from Lyme Disease. We heard from internationally renowned infectious diseases specialist Dr Joseph Jemsek and former Kerry footballer Anthony [...]
INLAND FISHERIES IRELAND BOARD MEETING
I attended the Inland Fisheries Ireland board meeting in Dublin this morning. It was a very good meeting in advance of preparing the IFI's strategy for the next five years. Many issues and challenges lie [...]
MOBILE PHONE AND BROADBAND TASKFORCE
This week I chaired the Quarterly Meeting of the Mobile Phone & Broadband Taskforce. We received updates on progress about planning, infrastructure and coverage. It is absolutely vital that we remain at the cutting edge [...]
NEW CHARITY FOR GAMBLING ADDICTION
This week I attended a briefing session with the Gambling Awareness Trust, which is a new charity set up to provide support for services around gambling addiction. The charity aims to: Commission and supervise research [...]