Press Archive
Joan burton and Ged Nash welcome SSE living wage announcement
Thu Dec 10, 2015 - 09:33 am
The Tánaiste Joan Burton TD and the Minister for Business and Employment Ged Nash TD joined SSE at its headquarters in Dublin today as it announced it is to become a Living Wage employer. This move...Minister Nash encourages interested parties to make submissions to Low Pay Commission on new round of work
Fri Dec 4, 2015 - 08:42 am
LPC examining preponderance of women on minimum wage, the appropriateness of sub-minima rates for young people and the rate of the National Minimum Wage The Minister for Business and Employment, Ged N...So who will you go into Government with Micheál?
Thu Dec 3, 2015 - 11:22 am
Martin gets ratty about the simplest of questions on RTE. On radio yesterday Micheal Martin declared he wouldn’t go into Government with Sinn Fein. He has indicated previously that he won’t go int...Minister Nash welcomes new data which shows Irish wages are up 2.7% - the highest growth since 2008
Thu Nov 26, 2015 - 02:53 pm
The Minister for Business & Employment Ged Nash TD has welcomed new data from the Central Statistics Office which shows that average weekly earnings increased by 2.7% in the year to Q3 2015. This ...Unemployment rate moves below 9% for the first time since 2008
Tue Nov 17, 2015 - 11:29 am
Over 135,000 jobs created since Action Plan for Jobs launched, and total number of people unemployed moves below 200,000 for the first time since end 2008Minister for Business and Employment Ged Nash ...Low Pay Commission to examine the impact of Minimum Wage on young people and on women
Tue Nov 10, 2015 - 11:49 am
The Minister for Business and Employment Ged Nash TD has requested that the Low Pay Commission undertake an examination of the impact of the National Minimum Wage on two sectors, young people and wome...Minister Nash publishes report on zero hours contracts
Tue Nov 3, 2015 - 02:35 pm
Study finds zero hours contracts are not extensively used in Ireland – however, emergence of “if and when” contracts identifiedThe Minister for Business and Employment Ged Nash TD has this after...Minister Nash welcomes drop in unemployment rate to 9.3%
Tue Nov 3, 2015 - 01:19 pm
The Minister for Business & Employment Ged Nash TD is welcoming the continuing fall in the rate of unemployment. According to the Central Statistics Office the unemployment rate for October is 9...Nash welcomes Aldi living wage announcement
Mon Oct 26, 2015 - 02:58 pm
The Minister for Business and Employment Ged Nash TD has welcomed today’s announcement by Aldi that it is to pay its employees the Living Wage and expand its workforce in Ireland.The supermarket is ...Minister Nash expresses shock and sadness at fatal shootings in Co Louth
Sun Oct 11, 2015 - 09:04 pm
Minister for Business & Employment Ged Nash TD has expressed his shock and sadness at the fatal shooting which took place in Co Louth this evening (Sun 11th October).“I am shocked to learn about...Start-up Gathering kicks off a week of almost 400 start-up events
Mon Oct 5, 2015 - 12:27 pm
- Almost 400 Startup Gatherings taking place nationwide between Monday 5 and Saturday 10 October in Dublin, Waterford, Cork, Limerick and Galway as well as the North East and North West from 5th to 10...New era for employment rights and industrial relations takes effect today
Thu Oct 1, 2015 - 11:39 am
Improved service and reduced cost for every employer and employee in the State with establishment of new ‘5-Agencies-into-2’ Workplace Relations CommissionNew sectoral wage agreements bring certai...Minister Nash launches global Irish design challenge as part of Irish Design 2015
Wed Sep 9, 2015 - 11:17 am
Designers from around the world with Irish links invited to address global challenges through innovative designMinister for Business and Employment, Ged Nash TD, today (Wed 9th September) officially l...Louth targets 300 multinational jobs per year in ambitious foreign direct investment plan
Tue Sep 8, 2015 - 11:59 am
The Minister for Business & Employment, Ged Nash TD, has launched Phase II of the Louth Economic Forum Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Strategy in Drogheda. The strategy seeks to drive economic ...Boann Distillery project to deliver 80 jobs for Drogheda in 2016
Wed Sep 2, 2015 - 10:51 am
Today’s announcement that 80 jobs are to be created in Drogheda with the opening of Boann Distillery’s new facility has been welcomed Ged Nash.Opening in 2016, the €20m Drogheda based facility w...