Staff at disability advocacy service to ballot on proposals to resolve long-running pay dispute
Siptu and management at National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities have reached agreement on a number of issues
Citizens Information Board
‘My daughter has been in a relationship with a horrible bully for more than eight years’
Tell Me About It: The relationship has ended over two years ago and he refuses to leave the house. He has taken over the main bedroom and it has become his den
National Advocacy Service in talks to secure funding for pay rises to avoid strike by staff this week
Service says industrial action, planned for Wednesday, is likely to have an immediate impact on clients with disabilities
‘I can’t imagine giving up’: The benefits of working past retirement age
More and more people are choosing to use their good health and curiosity to put off retirement
What simple, affordable changes can I make to combat rising energy costs?
Property Clinic: I’m worried about energy costs for the year ahead and I don’t have a lot of cash for upgrades
People aged 35-54 feeling particular concern over debt, survey shows
Research for Mabs indicates people are feeling less of a sense of shame around debt
Citizens Information website changed to clarify Covid-19 advice
Website had said people with symptoms no longer had to self-isolate after negative result
New rules agreed for distressed mortgage holders
Deal between consumer group and banking lobby gets support of vulture funds
Moving home? New online service for returning Irish emigrants
Citizens Information aims to help Irish emigrants with driving licences, tax, passports and more
More than 100,000 housing queries for Citizens Information Board last year
‘Significant proportion of our clients ... struggle to meet rising housing costs on limited means’
‘I know my illness has placed a heavy burden on her but she accepts me as I am’
Voice of those being cared for: Paul Carroll was on the cusp of retirement when diagnosed with MND
Breda O’Brien: Mabs forum’s defunding is deeply disturbing
Government is continuing its silence over the damaging restructuring row engulfing the service
Sign language for the deaf to be granted State recognition
Legislation initiated in the Seanad by Fianna Fáil Senator Mark Daly
Citizens Information Board assault on volunteers is madness
Drive to replace Mabs and CIS with 16 regional structures must be stopped
Retired judge could chair judicial appointments body, says FF
Party claims it is willing to compromise on measures in the Judicial Appointments Bill
Plans to dissolve Mabs companies branded ‘power grab’
Money advice and citizens information services due to be replaced with regional boards
Restructuring voluntary advice bodies is arrogant and unwise
Citizens’ information services and Mabs face change to top-down organisations
Government loses vote on restructuring of information services
Administration defeated over move to regionalise Citizens Information outlets
Concern over restructuring of State’s debt advice service
St Vincent de Paul says governance changes to MABS must not dilute supports available
The lowdown on the Abhaile mortgage arrears scheme
Q&A: Conor Pope explains what Government’s plan to tackle long-term debt entails
Patsy McGarry: Growth in charities and homeless crisis
Time for State to consider creating much needed and appropriate institutional care
Flac welcomes new legal scheme for mortgage debt
Support system will help those at risk of losing their homes, director claims
Call for property tax to be based on size not value
Department of Finance consultation on property tax attracted about 40 submissions
Extra funding allocated to support those in mortgage arrears
Money Advice and Budgeting Service to provide additional services for borrowers
Simon reports 200% rise in those sleeping rough in Dublin
Advice service will help to prevent tenancy terminations
Department denies welfare system has work disincentives
Spokesman says three-quarters of those claiming jobseekers’ allowance receive a personal payment of just €188 a week
Benefits, money and housing biggest concerns of citizens seeking information
Disincentives to work created by social welfare policy highlighted
Shatter makes concessions on legal regulator
New body’s members will be nominated by independent agencies
Shatter limits Government discretion in nominations to new legal regulator
Far-reaching Bill to go to committee on Wednesday
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