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Speech by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar: Nomination of Members of Government

The names of Ministers of State will be presented for approval at the next government meeting

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    Shared Island

    The initiative aims to harness the potential of the Good Friday Agreement

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    Housing for All: Plan on track to exceed 2022 target for new homes

    2022 target of 24,600 new homes will likely be exceeded

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    Legislation Information: Bills On Dáil Order Paper

    Follow the progession of legislation through the houses of Oireachtas

Publications

  • Attorney General's Report on Nursing Home Charges and Disabled Persons Maintenance Allowance

    7 February 2023

  • Report on the Gender Pay Gap in the Department of the Taoiseach 2022

    23 December 2022

  • National Risk Assessment - Draft List of Strategic Risks 2023

    7 December 2022

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Press releases

  • Housing for All: Q4 2022 Progress Report published

    7 February 2023

  • Government publishes AG report on Nursing Home Charges and Disabled Persons Maintenance Allowance

    7 February 2023

  • Taoiseach speaks with UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak

    23 January 2023

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Speeches

  • Speech by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar at the 68th AGM of the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA)

    24 January 2023

  • Speech by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar: Nomination of Members of Government

    17 December 2022

  • Speech by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar: Nomination of Taoiseach

    17 December 2022

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  • National Risk Assessment 2021/2022 – Overview of Strategic Risks

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Taoiseach

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    Leo Varadkar

    Taoiseach


Ministers

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    Hildegarde Naughton

    Minister of State with responsibility for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy,  Government Chief Whip

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    Peter Burke

    Minister of State with responsibility for EU Affairs


Senior management

  • John Callinan

    Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach

  • Helen Blake

    Assistant Secretary for EU and International Division

  • John Shaw

    Assistant Secretary for Economic Division

  • Elizabeth Canavan

    Assistant Secretary for Social Policy, Public Service Reform and Government Information Service

  • Aingeal O'Donoghue

    Assistant Secretary for Britain and Northern Ireland & Shared Island Unit

  • Dermot Woods

    Assistant Secretary for Government Secretariat and Parliamentary Liaison Unit


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