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# department-of-social-protection - Tuesday 12 May, 2020
Debunked: No, the government hasn't issued a €350 payment to everyone in the country
Members of the public have been warned about a text scam in recent days.
# department-of-social-protection - Tuesday 5 May, 2020
Tourism, food and construction worst-hit by Covid-19 job losses
Social protection minister Regina Doherty said she would hope construction workers would be returning to work soon.
# department-of-social-protection - Tuesday 14 April, 2020
Over half a million people receive Covid-19 unemployment payment this week, as IMF releases dire economic forecast
Over 42,000 employers have registered for the temporary wage subsidy scheme, according to the government.
# department-of-social-protection - Friday 10 April, 2020
Department 'inadvertently' emailed 1,700 people telling them their Covid-19 payment was to be stopped
The department said it has now emailed all individuals affected to advise them of the error and reassure them their payment will continue.
# department-of-social-protection - Wednesday 8 April, 2020
Recipients of Covid-19 illness benefit who were underpaid will get arrears this week
The department said the benefit was paid at the original rate “pending the system being built to apply the increased rate”.
# department-of-social-protection - Monday 6 April, 2020
Coronavirus: People on social welfare income support now tops 710,000
A total of 507,000 were issued with a Pandemic Unemployment Payment last Friday.
# department-of-social-protection - Saturday 21 March, 2020
Changes to Covid-19 payment could come as soon as next week, says minister
The government is working on a number of options regarding the payment, Regina Doherty said.
# department-of-social-protection - Thursday 21 November, 2019
Christmas bonus will be paid out to 1.2 million social welfare recipients at start of December
The cost of the Christmas bonus this year will be €279.4 million.
# department-of-social-protection - Thursday 7 November, 2019
Department boss says he's 'satisfied' the Public Services Card rollout is value for money
The Secretary General of the Department of Social Protection is due before the PAC today.
# department-of-social-protection - Thursday 17 October, 2019
'Jobpath Macht Frei': Condemnation after 'extremely offensive' sign placed at Cork Welfare office
The slogan “arbeit macht frei” is known for appearing on the entrance of Auschwitz.
# department-of-social-protection - Monday 14 October, 2019
Number of births in Ireland continue to decrease as number of deaths increase
In 2018, a total of 61,901 births were registered in Ireland, down from 62,919 the year previous.
# department-of-social-protection - Tuesday 3 September, 2019
'A mistake government doesn't need to make': Refusing to publish PSC report 'absurd', activists claim
Minister Regina Doherty said 11 days ago the report would be published once her department had considered it.
# department-of-social-protection - Monday 26 August, 2019
PSC training manuals for civil servants: Facial image matching, 'voice biometrics' and identity tokens
Facial recognition is highlighted a number of times across the circulars issued to civil servants on the PSC.
# department-of-social-protection - Thursday 22 August, 2019
Dept Social Protection to publish Commission's PSC report 'once full consideration is complete'
The DPC rejects government claims that making the card a requirement for services was lawful.
# department-of-social-protection - Sunday 18 August, 2019
'There's no get out jail free card on this': What next for the Public Services Card?
The findings by the Data Protection Commissioner open up the possibility of legal action from PSC holders, solicitors say.
# department-of-social-protection - Friday 16 August, 2019
Department told to destroy documents belonging to 3.2 million citizens it kept after PSC applications
The Data Protection Commissioner has found that there is no lawful basis for retaining information from PSC applications.
No legal basis for mandatory Public Services Card to access State services other than welfare, landmark probe finds
The Data Protection Commissioner’s long-awaited report has huge implications for the controversial card.
# department-of-social-protection - Saturday 3 August, 2019
'Spark public debate': Spotlight on Public Services Card as data watchdog probe at 'advanced stage'
The long-awaited report on the legality of the PSC is expected in the near future.
# department-of-social-protection - Friday 2 August, 2019
Department seeks judicial review after watchdog rules child benefit data collection unlawful
It comes after an individual made a complaint about the repeated requests to provide information to claim child benefit.
# department-of-social-protection - Wednesday 24 July, 2019
Thousands of social welfare recipients penalised over inadequate attempts to find employment
5,821 people were subject to ‘penalty rates’ during the first half of the year.
# department-of-social-protection - Wednesday 10 July, 2019
Bank of Ireland says payments now being made to customers following 'processing delay'
Customers were left out of pocket as a result of the delay this morning.
# department-of-social-protection - Monday 10 June, 2019
'Answers are overdue': Almost a year on, it's still unclear if probe into legality of PSC will be published
The Department of Social Protection says a “decision will made” once the full report becomes available.
# department-of-social-protection - Thursday 23 May, 2019
Over 20,000 pensioners to benefit from rate increase following review
Another 21,294 will remain on their existing rate of payment.
# department-of-social-protection - Monday 21 January, 2019
Opinion: The PSC could become the most expensive administrative error in the history of the State
Three million Irish citizens could be entitled to compensation if the project is found to be unlawful, writes Simon McGarr.
# department-of-social-protection - Thursday 17 January, 2019
Committee told man on JobPath scheme had his CV amended against his wishes to conceal his ethnicity
Private companies operating JobPath get over €3k for every jobseeker that makes it through the scheme
# department-of-social-protection - Saturday 29 December, 2018
Government says it's owed €475 million in social welfare overpayments
Minister Regina Doherty said a number of measures are taken to try to recover the monies owed.
# department-of-social-protection - Sunday 9 December, 2018
PSC staff losing battle to stay on as department confirms contracts to be 'phased out' in 2019 Exclusive
A number of workers have been unsuccessful in cases at the Workplace Relations Commission arguing their right to a permanent contract.
# department-of-social-protection - Monday 3 December, 2018
Social Protection Department gives older age of workers as reason why it's near top of sick leave list
The secretary general of the department said 3,000 staff members are over 55.
# department-of-social-protection - Monday 5 November, 2018
More than 51,000 fathers have taken paternity leave since September 2016
51,409 fathers have been awarded leave since the scheme began.
# department-of-social-protection - Friday 2 November, 2018
'We haven't crowned ourselves in glory': Apology to 5,000 people still waiting on Illness Benefit
People began to complain of delays in Illness Benefit payments back in August.
# department-of-social-protection - Thursday 18 October, 2018
'Unacceptable': Minister told Illness Benefit delays means some people have no money to buy food
Howlin said calls to the Social Protection helpline have been going unanswered.
# department-of-social-protection - Tuesday 2 October, 2018
Problem over payment of child benefit to Irish parents 'resolved' following industry-wide banking issue
Customers with An Post, Ulster Bank and PTSB have been affected.
# department-of-social-protection - Wednesday 12 September, 2018
Facial imaging software has been used to detect €4 million worth of identity fraud
The department has pinpointed 28 cases in this year alone.
# department-of-social-protection - Tuesday 28 August, 2018
GPs accuse Dept of 'using vulnerable patients as fodder' in row over illness benefit forms
The Department of Social Protection has accused GPs of delaying the payouts of illness benefits.
# department-of-social-protection - Thursday 26 July, 2018
Criminal Assets Bureau seize car and mobile phones following search of Sligo property
No arrests were made in relation to the seizure.
# department-of-social-protection - Monday 25 June, 2018
Department of Social Protection to train staff in the use of plain English
Plain English is a way of presenting information that helps people understand it the first time they read or hear it.
# department-of-social-protection - Wednesday 28 March, 2018
Committee raises stigmatisation concerns over the use of 'welfare cheats' term in department campaign
The Public Accounts Committee also raised concerns about the use of “fraud” in department material.
# department-of-social-protection - Wednesday 21 March, 2018
Dublin single mother accused of welfare fraud claims her Vegas wedding was just "a bit of fun"
Michelle Burke married her current partner on the Las Vegas strip during a 30th birthday celebration in 2010.
# department-of-social-protection - Saturday 3 March, 2018
Change to PRSI arrangements could leave women in danger of abusive partners
Up to last year, if a patient qualified under their spouse or partner’s benefit, they simply had to sign a form at the clinic.
# department-of-social-protection - Tuesday 20 February, 2018
'I felt totally lost': Department in u-turn over decision to deny Venezuelan man a Public Services Card
He was denied a PSC as a result of having an expired passport due to Venezuela’s printing shortage crisis.
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Poll: Does the sunny weather make lockdown easier or harder?
THE WEATHER IS well and truly splitting the stones this weekend as temperatures are expected to reach up to 26 degrees Celsius today and 27 degrees tomorrow.
People in Ireland are still being told to stay at home in most circumstances except essential journeys, daily exercise and socially distanced outdoor visits with no more than four people within a 5km radius of your home.
On the one hand, the sunny weather makes outdoor exercise and visits possible, and also allows people to sit outside their homes.
But on the other hand, sunny weather can evoke the need in some people to visit populated beaches and have garden parties, which isn’t possible at the moment in the same way as it was in the past.
So today we’re asking: Does the sunny weather make lockdown easier or harder?
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I'm not sure / no opinion (178)
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