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Minister Simon Coveney TD launches new innovative ‘Doing Business in Kinsale’ to encourage business investment

Oct 23, 2017

Doing Business in Kinsale is a new, glossy 80-page book highlighting why this famous town has built a well-deserved reputation as great place to live and work. The idea for creating ‘Doing Business in Kinsale’ came from Cormac Fitzgerald, Managing Director of...

Minister Coveney welcomes funding for Cork Institute of Technology & Other Higher Institutes

Oct 20, 2017

11 new Higher Education buildings to provide over 8,000 new student places The Minister for Education and Skills, Richard Bruton T.D. and the Minister of State for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor T.D., have announced €200 million in investment in Institutes...

Minister Coveney Announces Opening of 5 New Irish Diplomatic Missions, Reinforcing of Brexit Response Measures as well as Increasing Overseas Aid as part of Budget 2018

Oct 13, 2017

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mr. Simon Coveney T.D., has today announced that Ireland will open new resident diplomatic missions in Chile, Colombia, Jordan, Vancouver and Mumbai as part of the Government’s overall Budget 2018 package. Additional funding...

Enable Ireland to receive €2 Million for new Children’s Centre in Cork

Oct 9, 2017

Minister Simon Coveney welcomes Government commitment & investment for Enable Ireland Cork’s new state of the art Children's Centre in Curraheen. Just over a year ago, Minister Simon Coveney T.D. turned the sod at the seven-acre site at Curraheen, Co. Cork...

Extension of Maternity Leave and Benefit in cases of Premature Births to benefit Cork mothers

Oct 4, 2017

Cork mothers of premature babies are set to benefit from changes to maternity leave and benefit in cases of premature births. From 1st October 2017, the period for which maternity benefit is paid is being extended in cases when a baby is born prematurely. The extended...

€1 Million in funding for Local Improvement Schemes in Cork

Sep 24, 2017

€1 Million in funding has been secured for Local Improvement Schemes in Cork, said Minister for Foreign Affairs & Trade Simon Coveney, T.D. The funding will allow for the repair and improvement of small roads and laneways leading to local people’s homes and...

Minister Coveney welcomes acquittal of Ibrahim Halawa

Sep 21, 2017

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Coveney TD, has welcomed the news from Cairo that Irish citizen Ibrahim Halawa and his sisters have been acquitted. Minister Coveney issued the following statement from New York, where he is currently attending the...

Local Link: an invaluable resource for connecting communities

Sep 21, 2017

Local Link is an invaluable resource for connecting our communities in Cork, said Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cork South Central TD Simon Coveney. Local Link provides both demand-responsive, door-to-door services on request, as well as scheduled bus services on...

Minister Coveney welcomes announcement of over €1 million for Cork Greenways & Recreational Projects

Aug 1, 2017

Cork is to benefit from over €1 million funding for the development of new outdoor recreational infrastructure and the maintenance, enhancement and promotion of existing outdoor recreational infrastructure in Ireland, under the government’s 2017 Outdoor Recreation...

Statement by Minister Simon Coveney, 15 June 2017

Jun 15, 2017

On the formation of the Government just over 12 months ago I specifically asked to be given responsibility for housing. I did so because I wanted to lead the Government's response to what was then and still remains one of our greatest national challenges. Over the...

Over €59 Million in Housing Grants for Older People and People with a Disability

May 30, 2017

More than €59 Million in funding has been made available for older people and people with disabilities for adaptation of their homes, announced Minister Simon Coveney today as the government is encouraging local people to apply for the grants to help them stay in...

Over 225,000 jobs created since 2012

May 23, 2017

“Figures from the Central Statistics Office, released on Tuesday, show that over 225,000 jobs have been created since we launched the Action Plan for Jobs in early 2012. That’s 1,300 jobs were created in Ireland every week in 2016” said Minister Simon Coveney today....