De Valera to step down on 8 December

Updated: 22:26, Tuesday, 24 October 2006

Síle de Valera has said she will resign from her position as Minister of State at the Department of Education and Science on 8 December.

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Síle de Valera
Set to resign in six weeks

Síle de Valera has said she will resign from her position as Minister of State at the Department of Education and Science on 8 December.

Ms de Valera said she had written to the Taoiseach informing him of the date for her departure.

In a statement she said that the decision followed her suggestion to the Taoiseach late last year that she step down this December, as she will not be running for re-election next year.

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