Irish Times poll shows Fine Gael are clear front runners so far in this election. But the drop in Simon Harris’s and his party ratings will keep everyone on their toes
Decision could have profound effect on State’s obligations to carers of severely disabled children
Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association says it has received complaints about use of imported Dutch cheese in school meals programme
An unemployed person could be left with only €142 per week if they do not engage with department
Additional options include introduction of ‘maximum stay’ rule focused on exiting Ukrainians who have been in State accommodation for the longest time first
Timing of the payments will likely fuel speculation around an early general election
Unlike Jobseekers, three rates of payment will be available to recipients under scheme, depending on their PRSI contributions
Department of Social Protection targeting start of scheme aimed at capturing 750,000 workers without pension plan in ‘early 2025′
Broadcaster set aside €21.7m to meet PRSI liabilities from bogus self-employment in the organisation, records show
State has made savings of €526m through the review of more than 630,000 social welfare claims
Government will make additional €1.2bn available for health service despite almost 10% cost overrun so far this year
‘Multi-use’ offices planned for civil servants to allow ‘best use of the State’s property portfolio’ under reforms linked to pay deal
Siptu and management at National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities have reached agreement on a number of issues
Minister meets first people to avail of new free travel pass for persons medically unable to drive
Legislation holds planned new mandatory workplace pension scheme to lower regulatory standards than private sector rivals
Many Irish employers will struggle with the implementation of the upcoming system, staffing agency warns
Department of Social Protection confirms selection of Indian information technology company to build and run landmark pension system
Some 50,000 long-term unemployed to receive ‘personalised’ supports
People signed up to personal progression plans would have to meet Intreo employment advisers every two weeks
Refugee support organisations question Government’s timing of announcement ahead of elections
Department of Public Expenditure says it is ‘actively engaging with stakeholders to develop more streamlined process’ for those retiring under pension changes introduced in 1995
Welfare rules allow deferral of State pension in return for a higher payment but survey finds greater support for flexibility to take pension early
Care is needed when planning to leave something to a person who is on means-tested social welfare support
Payment for further year implemented four months earlier than had been scheduled
Department of Social Protection tells employers new rules will allow transfer from compulsory scheme to workplace alternative
Government has terminated a special sick pay scheme for the tiny proportion of staff who have developed long Covid and can no longer work
Change may be afoot, but there is no doubt that cohabiting couples lose out financially when compared to married people
Weekly threshold for employers to secure financial supports is to be reduced from 21 to 15 hours from April 1st
Case could have implications for large number of social welfare appeals
Mother of profoundly disabled boy challenges refusal of maximum care allowance in appeal of ‘systemic importance’ for carers
Plan by Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys to launch landmark project by the end of the year continues to draw a lot of scepticism
Q&A: New way of assessing eligibility for State pension will remove some of the unfairness of the current system
Pension Q&A: People need to apply for the widow(er)’s pension as it is not paid automatically unless you are a dependent adult of a State pensioner
Now I’m about to turn 66, the Government wants me to delay taking my State pension. So why penalise me for not taking it?
France has devised a type of conscious coupling that has proven to be highly popular
New arrivals from Ukraine receive €38.80 but those here before new rate introduced still entitled to €220 jobseekers’ allowance
January cost-of-living welfare bonus had been announced in budget last October
Fears expressed at Social Protection committee that mothers and children will end up homeless
No binding decision on Article 41 family provision with majority court saying people should decide
Up to 60,000 may have received PUP while in employment, Public Accounts Committee told
Figure described as an ‘extraordinarily high’ rate given the proportion of refugees that are women with childcare needs
Wide-ranging changes outlined in report from Minister for Justice come after many years of lobbying by advocates for one-parent families and children
Q&A: couple who each qualify for State contributory pension worry about finances when one has gone
Under scheme launched this week, long-term carers can apply for contributions equivalent to PRSI payments
Plans are a ‘degrading and humiliating’ value judgment, disability activists say
Green paper on reform does not include proposals to remove societal barriers to employment for people with disabilities, say objectors
Agency fights to secure education or jobs for the town’s population who suffer higher than average unemployment, long-term illness or disability, and high levels of deprivation
Carers, people living alone and families of 370,000 qualified children due to get lump sum
Tata Consultancy Services, FNZ Group and Accenture said to be among firms preparing to bid for the 10-year contract
First proposed in 2006, auto-enrolment of workers is slated to start in the second half of next year, after years of delays and false dawns
The case invokes article 41.2 of the Constitution, which refers to work performed by women in the home
John O’Meara was with his partner for 20 years before she died in 2021
Highest concentration of Housing Assistance Payment homes in Dublin city
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
