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very backbone of our logistics and retail sectors. The impact has also been felt across our tourism industry, particularly in rural Ireland where visitors who hire cars to explore our Wild Atlantic Way or the Hidden Heartlands face rising fuel costs and toll costs. Sinn Féin is putting

country to celebrate the vital role that science plays in our everyday lives. The theme - "Then. Today. Tomorrow." - encourages all of us to explore how scientific research has evolved over the years, assess the role science plays in our lives today and look to the future to consider … intrigued to see how this subject is going to be explored during Science Week. Research Ireland centres have had a huge impact on innovation and economic development, linking researchers in partnerships across academia and industry in areas of strategic focus. I will be announcing the launch

transmission capacity. That congestion means a couple of things. First, renewable projects elsewhere struggle to connect because capacity is consumed by non-flexible industrial demand. Second, ordinary consumers face higher costs as new infrastructure is built primarily to serve that demand. When data centres disconnect from the grid … participate in demand response programmes, installing on-site storage or flexibility technologies to ease strain on the grid. In addition, we need to explore the introduction of a large-user capacity levy, earmarked specifically to offset household and small business network costs. In our alternative budget, the Labour

Council meeting, I was somewhat concerned that Members opposite in this House accused Europe of warmongering and described Europe as having a military industrial complex. I could not comprehend such a detached view. The fear in European Union member states is a very real one. They really fear … digital and food safety areas. The European Council also called on the Commission to intensify efforts to stress-test the EU acquis, including exploring new proposals to streamline and accelerate planning and permitting procedures for infrastructure development. I strongly welcome the broad-based political agreement we have established

action identified in the road haulage strategy was to establish a road freight forum with representatives from Departments, agencies, the haulage and freight industry and the logistics sector. The road freight forum held its first meeting in February 2023. It is chaired by my Department and its membership … available to HGV drivers. The promotion of digital and operational efficiencies such as load sharing and logistics consolidation hubs are also being explored by my Department. The logistics and supply chain skills group was established in 2019 to support the promotion of careers, skills development and sustainable employment

machine being built up over time. A point Noam Chomsky has made over and over is that if you create a military industrial complex where the economy is built around investment in weapons, you have to use those weapons. They have to be used somewhere. The investment … taking from the rental market. The Irish Red Cross has called on the Government not to cut the payment but to explore the expansion of the ARP to provide accommodation for other displaced groups because it provides accommodation that would not necessarily be available otherwise because

judge praised them highly and I am praising them again now. It was a fantastic project. What is fantastic about starting to explore science in primary school is that it stops the growth of any barriers to who can be a scientist and all of the stereotypes that … staff of the Amber Centre, hosted by Trinity College. I was fascinated to see its programme and how its pillars link in with industry. A lot of people talk about talent. It is not my favourite word when we talk about people and their interest in STEM