Today (Friday) my colleague, the Minster for Health Simon Harris, has published the Health Products Regulatory Authority’s Report: Cannabis for Medical Use – A Scientific Review. For understandable reasons the introduction of any health product requires a great deal of research and scrutiny. While there is international research on this issue the publication of a report… Continue Reading
This week’s Geoscience Ireland figures on 2016 show that 30 new jobs were created in Galway last year by Geoscience Ireland member companies. An agency of the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Geoscience Ireland is working in partnership with Enterprise Ireland to create and maintain jobs in the geoscience sector in Ireland. With 30… Continue Reading
With the publication of the initial Ireland 2040 National Planning Framework Plan I am urging the people of Galway and Mayo to make their views known during the consultation process. The initial plan, which has been published by the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Simon Coveney TD, sets out the current… Continue Reading
When the first Action Plan for Jobs was launched five years ago this month unemployment was at an alarming rate of 15.2% and the economy was in a very poor condition. Today, our economy is the fastest growing in Europe and the unemployment rate has been driven down to 7.1%. The Action Plans for Jobs… Continue Reading
Fáiltím roimh dhea-fhigiúirí fostaíochta an Údaráis arís i mbliana agus is léiriú dearfach é ar an mian atá ag an Rialtas dlús a chur le forbairt agus fostaíocht sna réigiúin agus i gceantair tuaithe. Beidh ról lárnach ag Údarás na Gaeltachta i bhfeidhmiú an Phlean Gnímh do Cheantair Tuaithe na hÉireann. Tógáil croí é a… Continue Reading