The government is to bring forward plans to ban single use plastics.
It's part of a suite of measures that will also include putting fees on non-recyclable plastics and cutting dependence on landfill.
Minister Richard Bruton is meeting with stakeholders to discuss how best to deliver the Climate Action Plan.
The Minister says the government will be following through on an EU directive to ban single use plastics by 2021:
Reports Claim Cost Of Construction For The National Children's Hospital Is Behind Schedule
Fred Barry, the chairman of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board, has given the Oireachtas health committee an update on the progress so far.
Wicklow T.D. Disputes Government's Figures For Overspending In Health Department
Fianna Fáil is accusing the government of under reporting its overspend on health this year.
Simon Harris Under Renewed Pressure Over CervicalCheck Scandal
The Minister for Health Wicklow T.D. Simon Harris is coming under pressure to resume the clinical audit of CervicalCheck that he stopped in May 2018.
Simon Communities See Huge Increase In Those Accessing Emergency Accommodation
There was an 80 percent increase in the number of people accessing emergency accommodation with the Simon Communities of Ireland last year.
Management At Saint James's Apologise For Discharge Competition
Ireland's biggest hospital has come under fire for offering staff cash prizes to discharge patients faster.
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