News & Statements
Social Protection: Reducing the Occurrence of Overpayments 10th July 2013
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she continues to take to ensure against the occurrence of overpayments...
Social Protection: Streamlining the Appeals System 10th July 2013
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps she has taken or intends to take to streamline the appeals system in respect of all payments issuing from her Department...
Social Protection: Unemployment Alleviation Schemes 10th July 2013
To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number and variety of training or youth unemployment or long term unemployment alleviation schemes...
An Taoiseach to Officially Open NexusUCD as Part of a Step-Change in UCD-Industry Engagement
An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD, will this afternoon officially open NexusUCD, a new 5,250 sq.m. industry partnership centre at University College Dublin, as part of the ongoing evolution of the University’s innovation ecosystem.
Speech by the Taoiseach at the ground breaking ceremony at Kerry Group, Millennium Park, Naas
This is a big day for Naas and Kildare and will bring new benefits and investment to the region.
Speech by the Taoiseach at the ground breaking ceremony at Kerry Group, Millennium Park, Naas
This is a big day for Naas and Kildare and will bring new benefits and investment to the region.
Taoiseach calls for information on “the Disappeared”
The Taoiseach, Enda Kenny T.D. this evening made a call for anyone with information to provide it in confidence, following his meeting with a group of family members of the “Disappeared” victims of the conflict in Northern Ireland.
Action Plan for Jobs helping to create 2,000 jobs a month
Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal, Alan Farrell, has said that the Government's Action Plan for Jobs is creating the conditions whereby 2,000 jobs per month are now being created in the private sector. Deputy Farrell's comments were made following the release of the Government's Action Plan for Jobs sixth quarterly progress report which showed that 160 out of 180 objectives have been delivered for the second quarter of 2013.
Government will pay employers to hire long-term unemployed under new JobsPlus scheme
Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal, Alan Farrell, has welcomed the launch of JobsPlus, a new Government initiative aimed at incentivising employers to hire the long-term unemployed. It will see the State cover €1 out of every €4 it costs to hire someone off the Live Register.
Question Asking for an Update on the Provision of a Social Welfare Office in Balbriggan
To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the provision of a social welfare office in Balbriggan, County Dublin, for local community welfare services in view of the fact that currently recipients are required to travel to the city centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter