Government Press Releases 2007
Information Society Minister, Tom Kitt TD has instigated a roll out of mobile phone training for older people, to promote social inclusion.
Dick Roche T.D. Minister of State for European Affairs, today signed Ireland’s 2007-2013 national strategy and Regional Programmes for EU Structural Funds with Regional Policy Commissioner Danuta Hübner in Brussels.
Proposal by the National Implementation Body for a Process in relation to the ongoing dispute at Aer Lingus
The Government today welcomed the publication of the NESF Report No. 36 on Mental Health and Social Inclusion. The NESF has a mandate from Government to monitor and analyse programmes concerned with achieving equality and social inclusion. NESF initiated this work to examine ways of increasing the social inclusion of people with mental ill-health as well as identifying broader strategies and actions for the promotion of mental well-being across Irish society.
An Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, TD, the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance, Brian Cowen, TD and the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Martin Cullen, TD today launched the Green Paper on Pensions.
While speaking in the Dáil Debate on the European Reform Treaty Minister for European Affairs, Dick Roche T.D. pointed out that the Reform Treaty will provide the Union with a new basis on which to operate.
The Government discussed yesterday the Report of the Senior Officials Group which was established following Aer Lingus’ decision to transfer slots currently utilised for Shannon-Heathrow services to its new proposed Belfast-Heathrow service.
Following its meeting today (26 September, 2007), the Government has decided to nominate Mr Raymond Fullam SC for appointment by the President as a judge of the Circuit Court.
The NIB has considered a complaint from the Health Staff Panel (1) that the HSE Financial Break-even Plan promulgated on 3rd September last had been issued in breach of the terms of Towards 2016 specifically Sections 28.13, 30.2.1 and 30.2.2, (2) that the action taken was inconsistent with the EU Information and Consultation Directive, (3) that it was their understanding that implementation of the Plan was viewed by the HSE as requiring the suspension of all existing staffing and other operating agreements where necessary, (4) that the conduct of the HSE appeared to convey a policy of non-engagement with trade unions or compliance with the terms of Towards 2016 and other established industrial relations procedures, and (5) that, as a consequence, the basis of partnership in the health service, especially in pursuit of reform through the new Health Service Forum, was becoming unsustainable.