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# department of employment affairs and social protection

All time
Targeted welfare payments would ease cost of living pressure on lower-income workers, experts say
Updated 9 Feb 2022
39.4k
34
Departments warn of scams asking people for bank details
23 Jul 2020
16.8k
5
Government claims that withdrawal of PSC could be illegal as it sets up battle with data watchdog
17 Sep 2019
13.8k
57
750,000 social welfare claims to be reviewed as part of Government clampdown on fraud
16 Sep 2019
110k
196
Years of mistakes: How the Department of Social Protection mishandled social welfare overpayments
30 Jul 2019
32.9k
49
Department of Justice sounded warning over plans to almost double allowance for asylum seekers living in direct provision
26 May 2019
24.7k
26
'It's about a culture change': New welfare payment which could benefit up to 60,000 parents announced
23 Apr 2019
53.8k
59
'Disgraceful way to treat any human being': Families forced to dip into Christmas funds as delays in Illness Benefit continue
18 Oct 2018
20.5k
32
People are waiting weeks for illness benefits due to an issue between GPs and Department
28 Aug 2018
30.2k
11
Department's decision to monitor social media sparks criticism from advocacy groups
Updated 27 Aug 2018
27.5k
70
Government to launch automatic enrolment into pension plans for all citizens by 2022
23 Aug 2018
27.2k
138
Competitors for €9.4 million PSC contract backed out due to 'unfair advantage' being given to company that won
13 Aug 2018
41.5k
65
'The deeper I go, the more concern I have' - Department of Transport worried over 'exposure' due to mandatory PSC
5 Jun 2018
49.0k
56
At least €2 million ploughed into PSC / driving licence project - before Shane Ross pulled the plug because it wasn't legal
14 May 2018
64.5k
81
Woman applying for PSC asked for partner's name, date of birth, and how long they'd been living together
18 Mar 2018
110k
221
Government seeking bids for design and production of PSC generation two
24 Feb 2018
14.9k
73
'If everything's fine, why's it being investigated?' - Social Protection peppered with tough questions over PSC
22 Feb 2018
27.7k
69
Woman has request to see changes made to her own data refused as database 'is blanked every two weeks'
5 Dec 2017
47.3k
45
'I want accountability' - Man has personal data stolen from car of Social Protection employee
4 Dec 2017
46.5k
49
'I've had to tell more people in the last few months than in my entire life' - Man denied Public Services Card because he's adopted
6 Nov 2017
89.2k
106
'If you post one out I'll cut it up and send it back': The PSC has people both enraged and deeply confused
4 Nov 2017
44.1k
114
The Department of Social Protection is getting a major rebrand
1 Sep 2017
21.2k
53