Publications for 2005
This scheme was prepared by the Department of the Taoiseach under Section 12 of the Official Languages Act 2003.Section 12 provides for the preparation by public bodies of a statutory scheme detailing the services they will provide - a) through the medium of Irish b) through the medium of English, and c) through the medium of Irish and English - and the measures to be adopted to ensure that any service not provided by the body through the medium of the Irish language will be so provided within an agreed timeframe.
This sixth annual report of the Department of the Taoiseach provides an overview of the work of the Department during 2004. It is a fair reflection of the progress made against the key priorities outlined in our Strategy Statement for the period 2003-2005.
The commission of investigation into the Dublin and Monaghan bombings of 1974 (hereinafter referred to as "the commission") was established by Order of the Government made under section 3 of the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004.
This interim report is submitted to An Taoiseach pursuant to the provisions of section 33(3) of the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004.
A report of the Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights entitled 'Interim Report on the Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry into the murder of Seamus Ludlow'. This report was received by the Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights 'on Thursday, 3 November 2005
As submitted to the European Commission
On 1 May 2004, at a Day of Welcomes ceremony in Dublin, we welcomed 10 new Member States into the Union. Bulgaria and Romania are expected to join in 2007. The expansion of the EU to 28 Member States is a historic achievement. It closes a bleak chapter in Europe's history. It replaces a Europe divided by the Iron Curtain with a strong and united Europe working to promote growth, employment, social solidarity, environmental protection and security for all of its 460 million citizens. The accession of the 10 new Member States will over time affect how the EU goes about its business. It will be important for Ireland to build on the already very positive relations we have with these new Member States. To further this objective, the Government decided that Ireland should have resident Embassies in each of our EU partners.
The Department of the Taoiseach's Strategy Statement for the period 2005-2007 clearly identifies the key role the Department will play in continuing to progress national priorities identified in the Programme for Government
This is the third annual report of the Government's progress towards implementation of the Programme for Government. It is the eighth successive report since Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats agreed their first programme for Government in 1997. The purpose of this report is to give a factual update of our progress in relation to each of the commitments given in our agreed Programme.