Wednesday 4th September 2013
The Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton TD, has today welcomed the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office which show an annual reduction...
Tuesday 16th July 2013
Due to a once off processing issue, social welfare payments which are made by Electronic Funds Transfer to a person’s nominated bank...
Thursday 11th July 2013
There were 1.469 million people in receipt of a weekly social welfare payment at the end of 2012, and when adult dependents and children were taken into account, over 2.259 million people benefitted from welfare payments last year...
Wednesday 22nd May 2013
The Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton TD, today (22nd May 2013) published the Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013 to give effect to a number of social welfare and pensions reforms...
Wednesday 20th February 2013
The Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton T.D. has today (20 February 2013) published the first report of the Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare on child and family income support payments. Welcoming the publication of the report, Minister...
Tuesday 5th February 2013
The Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton TD, this evening (Monday 4th February 2013) addressed the conference Vulnerable families – What can Ireland do? organised by COFACE (the Confederation of Family Organisations of the...
Thursday 25th October 2012
The Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton, TD, today (25th October, 2012) announced funding of just over €7 million for a range of 14 projects under the Disability Activation...
Tuesday 23rd October 2012
Social Protection Minister Joan Burton today announced the publication of the Report on Pensions Charges 2012....
The Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton announced the publication of the Report on Pensions Charges 2012 today Tuesday 23th of October 2012. Minister Burton explained: “This is the first comprehensive Government...
Friday 20th July 2012
At the end of 2011 weekly payments were made to over 1.4 million people and when qualified adults and children were included, over 2.2 million people benefited each week...
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