Taoiseach warns of risk of ‘welfare dependency’ despite falling unemployment
An Taoiseach made the comments as Live Register declined for the 22nd consecutive month.
View ArticleGovernment unsure if paying social welfare electronically will save money
This is due to the scale of anti-fraud measures that must be developed.
View ArticleThe number of people receiving a carer’s allowance has increased by 40%
Joan Burton came under fire in the Dáil this week for cuts to grants and delays in social welfare decisions.
View ArticleHow many people have taken up Gateway job activation places?
The scheme offers those on social welfare an extra €20 a week.
View ArticleRent allowance banned in Ballymun to “attain a good social mix”
The Department of Social Protection says the ban doesn’t affect those already in receipt of the payment.
View ArticleJoan Burton’s department has refused to name most of the companies who use...
Sixty-eight per cent of companies who advertised over 9,000 posts on the JobBridge asked to remain anonymous.
View ArticleHow should Irish adoption laws be changed?
Representatives from a number of groups will address the Health Committee on this issue today.
View Article9,000 families to lose one-parent payment from today
Changes to the plan were announced two years ago.
View Article‘Fingers still crossed’: Joan Burton feeling hopeful about Labour leadership
The new Labour Party leader will be named this afternoon.
View ArticleShould families with teens be given more money to feed them?
A food poverty charity has asked Joan Burton to consider ow expensive it is to feed teenagers when drafting the next Budget.
View Article‘No questions about it, the Free Travel pass is safe’
However, a review is taking place, something which Joan Burton makes “no apology” about it.
View ArticleJobBridge is ‘absolutely not’ used by employers to get cheap labour
The Junior Minister for Labour Activation said that any employers who abuse the system will be “taken off”.
View ArticleJoan Burton defends new death certs after ‘hidden suicide’ claims
Where and when will grieving families be required to disclose a cause of death?
View ArticleDepartment’s top doctor isn’t retiring… because they can’t find anyone good...
Dr. Clement Leech should have retired in 2012. Interviews for a replacement were held last year but no candidates were deemed suitable.
View ArticleChild Benefit: €5 extra per child, per month for parents
Brendan Howlin sprung the surprise increase this afternoon.
View ArticleWoman awarded €5,000 for not being allowed to do JobBridge internship
She was excluded from joining the scheme because she was in receipt of a one-parent family benefit.
View ArticleGovernment funds to pay for funerals halved since 2011
A review of the guidelines for Exceptional Needs Payments was carried out in 2012.
View Article‘If there were no carers, the cost to the government would bring the system...
Carers are calling for the respite care grant to be reinstated in 2015.
View ArticleJoan Burton wants to increase the Christmas Bonus again next year
The Tánaiste is in a giving mood and says the partial restoration of the bonus this year is “a start”.
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