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Almost 400k households to benefit from extra €100 fuel payment this week

Payments for extra fuel allowance have commenced issuing this week. Over 371,000 households are set to benefit from the €100 payment - equivalent to over 3 weeks of Fuel Allowance - which commenced yesterday May 16. The government approved the ...

17 May 2022 at 10:39

National News

Minister Humphreys 'absolutely determined' to expand school meals programme

A planned evaluation examining the expansion of the School Meals Programme has been announced by the Minister for Social Protection. The programme, which currently supports approximately 1,500 schools at a cost of €65million - comes in a ...

06 Apr 2022 at 17:14

National News

Report identifies factors linked to risk of being long-term unemployed

Factors such as poor health, age and not owning transport are associated with the risk of long-term unemployment in Ireland, a new report has found. The analysis by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) identified eight ...

05 Oct 2022 at 01:01

National News

Investigations ongoing into ‘significant number’ of illegal immigrants in Ireland

A number of people were identified as being in Ireland illegally during a search of a commercial premises in Co Meath, police have said. The Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) and officials from the Department of Social ...

12 Jun 2022 at 10:08

Payment to Irish households for taking in Ukrainian refugees ‘to be made in coming weeks’

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Payment to Irish households for Ukrainian refugees ‘to be made in coming weeks’

A plan to offer financial support to Irish householders taking in Ukrainian refugees could be in operation in the coming weeks. The Government is looking at offering €400 euro payments to householders who provide ...

27 Apr 2022 at 17:46

National News

REVEALED: Major changes to state pensions will come into effect on January 1st

Major changes to state pensions are due to come into effect on January 1st. That's according to the Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys, who today (December 29) announced new flexible pension ...

29 Dec 2023 at 10:12

National News

Legislation on reduced welfare payments for Ukrainians goes to Cabinet

The Minister for Social Protection is set to bring legislation to the Cabinet this morning to give effect to the Government decision to reduce welfare payments for any new arrivals from the Ukraine. The ...

09 Jan 2024 at 11:15

National News

Humanitarian aid scheme extended to families affected by Creeslough tragedy

The Irish Government has given the go-ahead to extending a humanitarian fund to the families affected by the blast in Co Donegal. Ten people died after an explosion at a service station in Creeslough ...

11 Oct 2022 at 23:03

All workers will be entitled to sick pay after bill is approved

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All workers will be entitled to sick pay after legislation is approved

All workers in Ireland will have the right to paid sick leave after the Sick Leave Bill 2022 got approval from both Houses of the Oireachtas this week. The new scheme will start with three days paid ...

14 Jul 2022 at 11:06

National News

Community workers strike over pay outside Social Protection offices

Protesters gathered outside Department of Social Protection offices in Dublin and Waterford to call for an increase in pay for care and community workers for the first time in more than 10 years. A ...

06 Jul 2022 at 16:47

National News

Major reforms to three 'vital' unemployment schemes approved by Cabinet

Major reforms to three schemes providing unemployed people with community work have been approved by Cabinet. The Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys, announced the news today after ...

29 Jun 2022 at 12:50

National News

Varadkar: Electricity supply will be ‘quite tight’ for next two weeks

Electricity supply is going to be “quite tight” for the next two weeks, the Tanaiste has said. Leo Varadkar said an amber energy alert could be issued due to low temperatures and low wind speed ...

08 Dec 2022 at 17:10

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