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First Progress Report of Climate Action Plan 2023 Published

Progress report highlights a completion rate of 75% on reportable actions

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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

  • Understanding Life in Ireland: 2023 Analysis

    8 June 2023

  • Understanding Life in Ireland: The Well-being Framework 2023

    8 June 2023

  • Final Report of the IBRC Commission of Investigation

    30 May 2023

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Press releases

  • Art O’Leary appointed as Chief Executive of An Coimisiún Toghcháin

    30 May 2023

  • Government grants Patents of Precedence

    30 May 2023

  • Government welcomes publication of the NESC’s Report 161 ‘Social Enterprise on the island of Ireland’

    30 May 2023

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Speeches

  • Taoiseach’s Statement for General Debate Council of Europe Summit, Reykjavik, Iceland

    17 May 2023

  • Speech by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar marking 25 years of the Good Friday Agreement at Queen’s University ...

    19 April 2023

  • Remarks of the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar at the Public Event for President Biden at St. Muredach’s ...

    14 April 2023

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    Leo Varadkar

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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,  Assistant Secretary for the 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

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    Assistant Secretary for Britain and Northern Ireland & Shared Island Unit

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    Assistant Secretary for Government Secretariat and Parliamentary Liaison Unit


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