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The annual Respite Care Grant of €1,700 is paid to carers providing full-time care and attention to an older person or a person with a disability, regardless of their means or social insurance...

The Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton T.D. today (Wednesday, 23rd May) reminded employers that they may avail of the Employer Job PRSI Incentive Scheme until the end of 2012...

Social Protection Minister Joan Burton today announced 1,000 extra places for JobBridge, the National Internship Scheme...

The Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton TD today announced 1,000 extra places for JobBridge, the National Internship Scheme...

The numbers of people availing of activation programmes has increased by over 10,000 in the last twelve months. According to the latest figures released from the Central Statistics Office today...

Social Protection Minister, Joan Burton TD, today announced the new powers she is proposing to give to Social Welfare inspectors to help in the prevention and detection of fraud...

The Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton TD, today (April 20th) announced the new powers she is proposing to give to Social Welfare inspectors to help in the prevention and detection of fraud...

Joan Burton TD, Minister for Social Protection will visit the Employment and Advice Fair, which takes place in the Wexford Opera House and will be open on Friday 20th April from 3pm to 8pm, and Saturday...

Social Protection Minister Joan Burton today published the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012 to give effect to a number of reforms including those in the areas of the One-Parent Family Payment scheme...

Joan Burton TD, Minister for Social Protection today (5th April) published the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012 to give effect to a number of reforms including those in the areas of the...