A new fund to support projects that will contribute to the delivery of an accessible and sustainable, world class inland fisheries resource has been established. Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), an agency under my remit as Minister of State for Gaeltacht Affairs and Natural Resources, has announced an overall Capital Works Fund of €500,000 available for… Continue Reading
Mar an tAire Stáit do Ghnóthaí Gaeltachta, cuirim fáilte roimh an mbuiséad inniu a sholáthraíonn € 2,336m sa bhreis a fhágann go bhfuil €46.736m maoiniú ar fáil anois don rannóg Ghaeilge, Gaeltachta agus Oileán sa Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Gnóthaí Réigiúnach, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta do 2017. Ní mór a mheabhrú go bhfuair an Roinn € 56… Continue Reading
The first Budget of the Fine Gael – Independents’ Partnership Government provides €58 Billion in funding – €53.5 billion in current spending and €4.5 billion in capital – across various departments and services. Furthermore, Budget 2017 provides the Health Service and the Department of Education with their highest ever allocations in the history of the… Continue Reading
As Minister of State for Gaeltacht Affairs I welcome the budget announced this week that provides an additional €2.336 million bringing to € 46.736m the funding for the Irish Language, Gaeltacht and Islands section of Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional and Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs for 2017. It must be remembered that the Department received… Continue Reading
As Minister for Finance Michael Noonan pointed out in his Budget speech, farming and the agri-food sector has been going through a tough time recently, due to lower world prices and poor weather conditions. Brexit and the subsequent weakness in sterling strongly impacts the agri-food sector and this poses a competitive challenge for farmers and… Continue Reading