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An additional 4 in every 10 people would be at risk of poverty if the Government had not safeguarded the very strong social welfare safety net throughout the economic crisis...

The Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton T.D. hosted and attended a number of employer- and jobseeker-focussed events in Dublin today (Friday, 28th February 2014)...

The Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton TD, this morning (Monday, 24th February 2014) officiated at the launch of National Employment Week in Dublin’s Mansion House. National Employment Week...

The Department of Social Protection has today (21st February 2014) reiterated that An Post has been selected to deliver cash payment services on behalf of the Department to customers in receipt...

The Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton TD, has today (5th February 2014) welcomed the Live Register figures for January, which show that unemployment on a seasonally adjusted basis has fallen for the 19th month in a row...

Without special attention, young people are likely to be most at risk of becoming distant from the labour market. This in turn has the potential to cause significant...

In recent weeks, we have begun to see many reasons for Irish people to begin to feel optimistic about our future...

The Minister for Social Protection, Joan BurtonTD, today (Monday, 27th January, 2014) officially opened the Longford Intreo Centre at Ballinalee Road...

The Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton TD, visited County Westmeath today (Monday, 27th January, 2014) where she officially opened the Athlone Intreo Centre...

The Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton, TD today launched ‘Feeding Ireland’s Future’, an initiative by the Irish food and grocery industry to help...