Archive for the category: ‘News Stories’

Jobs Committee to continue hearings on unemployment

A delegation from the Oireachtas Committees on Jobs and Social Protection and Education and Communications Natural Resources and Agriculture will visit the Digital Hub tomorrow, Wednesday 25th April at 3.30pm. Located in Dublin’s south-west inner [...]

Action Plan update shows Govt means business – English

Positive jobs announcements prove progress is being made Fine Gael Meath West TD and Chair of the Oireachtas Jobs Committee, Damien English, has said that the first update report on the Action Plan for Jobs, [...]

Jobs Committee to seek submissions on unemployment and youth unemployment

17th April 2012 The Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Social Protection and Education is seeking submissions from the public and interested groups for its examination of unemployment and youth unemployment. Among the issues the Committee will [...]

Time for SF to explain where they would get their fantasy funds if Ireland votes No – English

Fine Gael Meath West TD and Chair of the Oireachtas Jobs Committee, Damien English, has today (Wednesday) said that now that a date for the referendum on the Stability Treaty has been set, it’s time [...]

Strength of Irish firms in overseas markets underlined by export figures – English

Fine Gael Meath West TD and Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Social Protection and Education, Damien English, has today (Friday) said that the end of year export figures for 2011 underline the strength [...]

Common Sense Approach to New School Builds to Address Navan’s Growth in Pupil Numbers – TD English

Damien English TD, Chairman of the Joint Oireachtas Committee for Jobs, Social Protection and Education stated that “The school building project announced by the Minister for Education highlights the firm commitment by Government to investing [...]

Encouraging signs in latest employment figures – English

First quarterly increase in employment in four years Fine Gael Meath West TD and Chairman of the Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Social Protection and Education, Damien English, has welcomed the latest employment figures from the [...]

Standard loan application process will help businesses access credit – English

Fine Gael Meath West TD and Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Social Protection and Education, Damien English, has welcomed the fact that the four major banks (AIB, Bank of Ireland, KBC and Ulster [...]

Committee on Jobs, Social Protection and Education to discuss use of IT in delivering Social Welfare services

28th February 2012 Officials from the Department of Social Protection will appear before the Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Social Protection and Education tomorrow, 29 February, to discuss the use of technology in the delivery and [...]

Work continues on Navan rail link – Doherty & English

Fine Gael Meath East TD, Regina Doherty, and Meath West Deputy, Damien English, have welcomed confirmation from the National Transport Authority (NTA) that work is progressing on the design and planning of the rail line [...]