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Good afternoon everyone, I am delighted to be here today to launch the next phase of the Government’s ‘Pathways to Work’ labour market activation strategy...

Pathways to Work 2016-2020 will fuel the drive to full employment and the increase in the numbers at work to 2.2 million by 2020...

The Minister for Business and Employment Ged Nash TD is reminding interested parties that the closing date to make submissions on an independent study into zero and low hour contracts is today (Monday)...

Business and Employment Minister Ged Nash and the Skills, Research and Innovation Minister Damien English have welcomed the introduction of the new rate of €9.15 for the National Minimum Wage...

The Minister for Business and Employment Ged Nash TD and the Minister for Skills, Research and Innovation Damien English TD have welcomed the introduction of the new rate of €9.15 for the National Minimum Wage...

Tánaiste Joan Burton together with the Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection Kevin Humphreys formally launched MABS’ Dedicated Mortgage Arrears Services to assist distressed mortgage holders...

Tánaiste Joan Burton and Public Expenditure and Reform Minister Brendan Howlin today announced details of the Christmas Bonus that will directly benefit 1.2 million social welfare...

The Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton T.D., and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin T.D., today (Monday, 23rd November 2015) announced details of the Christmas Bonus that will directly benefit 1.2 million social welfare customers...

Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton, T.D. today (Monday, 15 September 2014) officially opened the Department’s new Intreo Centre in Anne Street, Wexford...

Total social welfare expenditure in 2013 amounted to €20.28 billion, a decrease of 2.4% over 2012. The expenditure in 2013 represented 32.5% of all day-to-day Government expenditure and was equivalent to...