A MAN IN HIS 40S is due to appear in a Dublin court later this morning in connection with Social Welfare payment fraud. The court appearance follows a multi-agency investigation involving the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation and the Department of Social Protection’s special investigations unit in liaison with the UK’s Department of Work & Pensions and the Fraud Investigation Service.
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Column: We need to help lone parents into work and away from welfare dependency
Ireland spends almost €1 billion a year on One Parent Family Payments, but the results have been poor. We need to support lone parents properly, writes Minister Joan Burton.
# social-protection - Tuesday 23 April, 2013
Social Welfare laws will allow part-time firefighters to retain welfare
Joan Burton will include a clause so that a part-time firefighter’s duty to remain close to a station does not bar them from the Dole.
# social-protection - Thursday 14 March, 2013
Oireachtas agenda: Horse meat, Gaeilge, and welfare spending
The Public Accounts Committee scrutinises the accounts of the Department of Social Protection this morning.
# social-protection - Thursday 21 February, 2013
New child benefit will hurt poorer families, says Vincent de Paul
The recommended two-tier child benefit system will worsen the situation of families who are already struggling, the charity said.
# social-protection - Tuesday 5 February, 2013
Economic crisis has underlined the ‘critical importance’ of the welfare state – Burton
The Minister for Social Protection said that without welfare payment, “millions of families across the EU would literally be left with nothing”.
# social-protection - Monday 4 February, 2013
€92.35 million overpaid in Social Welfare payments in 2011
Overpayments have increased year-on-year since 2007, according to new figures released by Minister Burton.
# social-protection - Sunday 9 December, 2012
Here’s where Ireland overspent by €1.118 billion on last year’s Budget
Nine Departments and agencies needed extra top-ups to their funding in 2012. Here’s where the overflow went.
# social-protection - Thursday 6 December, 2012
Labour TDs meet with Burton in last-ditch bid to stop child benefit cuts Exclusive
Two Dublin TDs want to stop the government from cutting child benefit – but if they can’t, will they vote against the Budget?
Counting the pennies: where your tax money will go in 2013
The government’s going to spend €69 billion in total next year. So where does the average taxpayer’s money go?
# social-protection - Wednesday 5 December, 2012
Budget 2013: here’s what will affect the children
Child Benefit has been cut by €10 for the first child but up to €20 for the subsequent children.
PSRI changes will hit employees by €264.16 per year
The Budget will see the abolition of the PRSI-free allowance, meaning all employee income is hit at 4 per cent.
Burton asks for extra €685 million in social protection funding… for 2012
On the day of Budget 2013, Joan Burton asks an Oireachtas committee to approve a 5.1 per cent increase for 2012.
# social-protection - Saturday 1 December, 2012
Budget 2013: Four days to go, here is the speculation so far
The Budget is days away and though there has been fewer leaks than last year there’s plenty of speculation. This is what we can expect on Wednesday… definitely, maybe.
# social-protection - Friday 30 November, 2012
Poll: Should child benefit be cut by €10?
Reports suggest the government is planning to cut child benefit from €140 to €130 per month. What do you think – good idea? Bad idea?
# social-protection - Sunday 25 November, 2012
“Daylight robbery” – SF reaction to plans to deduct property tax from social welfare
Media reports suggest that the move is being considered.
# social-protection - Friday 19 October, 2012
Joan Burton the most popular of the high-profile ministers
A new poll has also revealed that voters are in support of means testing child benefit payments.
# social-protection - Tuesday 9 October, 2012
Burton ‘playing politics with people’s fears’ over proposed disability cut
The Social Protection Minister has been advised of a proposal to cut disability allowance payments for under 18s in the forthcoming budget, the second leak in two weeks from her department.
# social-protection - Monday 1 October, 2012
Report on cutting child benefit being ‘considered’ by Burton
Fianna Fáil wants Social Protection Minister Joan Burton to honour a pre-election promise and say that child benefit will not be cut in the forthcoming budget.
Report recommends child benefit be cut to about €100 per month
A so-called “two tier” child benefit system, recommended by an advisory group to the Social Protection Minister, would see child benefit payments cut to about €100 per month.
# social-protection - Wednesday 12 September, 2012
Department plays down report over €324bn shortfall
The Irish Times cited an unpublished report from KPMG that indicated the State was facing a massive pensions and social welfare shortfall by 2066 in a story today that the government has played down.
# social-protection - Tuesday 21 August, 2012
The 9 at 9: Tuesday
The nine stories you need to know this morning.
# social-protection - Saturday 18 August, 2012
Column: Should the rich give back their benefits? No – it’s the wrong question.
This idea is a cover for the Government’s ineptitude, writes Aaron McKenna. Have we forgotten the point of social welfare?
# social-protection - Tuesday 14 August, 2012
Explainer: Can you refuse Child Benefit payments?
Parents can decide not to receive the Child Benefit payment if they wish. But how?
# social-protection - Tuesday 7 August, 2012
Burton: No plans to change disability allowance eligibility
The Minister noted a surge in applications for disability allowance, but denied any changes in criteria or conditions.
# social-protection - Tuesday 31 July, 2012
Column: Why is the government delaying a law to recognise transgender people?
Ireland is in clear defiance of a High Court judgment that said the law on transgender people has to change, writes Michael Farrell.
# social-protection - Monday 30 July, 2012
# social-protection - Monday 23 July, 2012
Burton questions ‘loyalty to the State’ of tax exiles
Speaking a the MacGill summer school, Joan Burton says taxes are high enough – but there are too many loopholes to avoid them.
Government undecided on child benefit tax for wealthy
Fianna Fáil leader has dismissed the proposal as “gesture politics”.
# social-protection - Thursday 19 July, 2012
Poll: Should child benefit be means-tested?
The IMF has suggested that the universal payment could be means-tested to save money. What do you think?
# social-protection - Sunday 1 July, 2012
Burton: How many people have had benefits cut for not taking up jobs? Almost 900
In a strong speech about social welfare, the Minister gave the first major indication that Labour will strongly resist any big cuts to benefits in December’s Budget.
# social-protection - Monday 18 June, 2012
Burton looks to play down tensions over sick pay reform
The social protection minister says a dispute about reforms to sick pay is not about her or any other minister.
# social-protection - Sunday 17 June, 2012
Junior minister under fire over ‘no work, no benefits’ call
Shane McEntee’s suggestion that young people shouldn’t get welfare unless they join a work scheme has been labelled “hypocritical” by a youth group.
# social-protection - Sunday 10 June, 2012
101 prisoners claimed social welfare despite being behind bars this year
The Department of Social Protection has been cracking down on the number of prisoners who claim social welfare benefits while in jail.
# social-protection - Wednesday 9 May, 2012
Additional 1,000 JobBridge places announced
Minister Joan Burton says scheme is also being extended to include people receiving One Parent Family payment and disability allowance.
# social-protection - Thursday 3 May, 2012
Burton defends government’s jobs record, says economy is in ‘transition’
The Social Protection Minister claimed that the jobs initiative had boosted tourism numbers. Yesterday, the CSO said that there were fewer visits to Ireland in the first quarter of 2012.
# social-protection - Tuesday 20 March, 2012
Disabilities: 1,700 Domiciliary Care Allowance applications scheduled for review
A number of people have initiated legal proceedings against the Department over its decision to cease DCA payments.
# social-protection - Friday 9 March, 2012
TheJournal.ie’s progress report for the Government: Social welfare
Has Joan Burton kept the government’s promises of reversing cuts while keeping all baseline social welfare rates unchanged?
# social-protection - Monday 13 February, 2012
Enhanced support for people with disabilities announced
The Minister for Social Protection has announced two new initiatives aimed at enhancing the support offered to people with disabilities who are planning to take up employment or development opportunities.
# social-protection - Thursday 9 February, 2012
Joan Burton says rent supplement review a “positive” move
Social Protection Minister says December review of rent supplement payments – which cost the State €503m in 2011 – was vital to reflect real rental prices but that ‘no-one will be left homeless’ by changes.
# social-protection - Monday 16 January, 2012
Cuts to rent supplement will lead to evictions, say property owners
The Irish Property Owners’ Association says planned cuts to rent supplement could also put mortgages into default.
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Poll: Have you ever lodged a complaint about a hospital?
SIXTY-EIGHT PER cent of patients are unaware that they can officially complain about their hospital stay.
An Irish Society for Quality and Safety in Healthcare survey revealed that although 93 per cent of the patients surveyed were satisfied with the service they received, one in every five wanted to discuss an area of dissatisfaction but a third felt they never had the opportunity to do so.
The aspects of care that patients were most dissatisfied with included emergency department conditions and waiting times and lack of information about hospital routines, tests, medication side effects and after-care.
So today we want to know: Have you ever lodged a complaint about a hospital?
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