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# Department of Social Protection

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Why is a former AIB building bought by the State ten years ago still empty? – Patrick Nulty TD asks
13 Jun 2013
11.1k
13
Column: The social welfare system is in a state of flux – and it's failing jobseekers
Bríd O'Brien
6 Jun 2013
92
61
New limits for rent supplement to kick in later this month
5 Jun 2013
25.8k
60
500 subsidised childcare places come online
24 Apr 2013
12.4k
59
Debt advice service threatened with funding cuts in agreement dispute
24 Apr 2013
6.5k
11
8 things we learned from Revenue's annual report
24 Apr 2013
9.1k
4
The Evening Fix… now with added dogs comforting people
22 Apr 2013
6.9k
Doherty says FÁS offer of job in Malta is 'actively encouraging emigration'
27 Mar 2013
17.0k
99
Only 61pc of families to receive full child benefit payments under new proposals
20 Feb 2013
10.4k
127
Government to hire private companies to find work for long-term unemployed
11 Jan 2013
11.1k
133
Olhausen and Kearns sausages back in shops after Irish company buys brand
8 Jan 2013
20.4k
45
Facial recognition on the way for social welfare claimants
29 Dec 2012
28.3k
284
Families told to wait up to 10 months for welfare payment
21 Nov 2012
15.1k
58
Column: We should be supporting our jobless thousands, not punishing them
Tom Boland
18 Nov 2012
83
87
Exchequer returns show €2.9 billion deficit due, in part, to payment to the ESM
2 Nov 2012
8.1k
55
Charges could see value of pensions drop by 31pc - report
23 Oct 2012
7.4k
28
10 per cent of Irish population living in food poverty
16 Oct 2012
9.3k
114
Burton 'cannot clarify' what 'core' social welfare payments will be protected
12 Oct 2012
4.9k
74
Burton 'playing politics with people's fears' over proposed disability cut
9 Oct 2012
5.4k
26
Sharp rise in numbers taking part in back-to-work schemes
4 Oct 2012
5.2k
34
Exchequer returns show tax take up but deficit at over €11bn
2 Oct 2012
5.5k
51
Welfare payments will NOT be linked to Household Charge, says department
21 Sep 2012
5.3k
38
Department plays down report over €324bn shortfall
12 Sep 2012
6.1k
23
Minister Burton: Health Minister Reilly is "working flat out"
6 Sep 2012
3.4k
49
Poll: Should the free travel scheme be means-tested?
5 Sep 2012
11.3k
134
Target Express sale announced by liquidators
31 Aug 2012
6.5k
8
Target Express workers end sit-in after meeting liquidator, department
30 Aug 2012
4.0k
7
Jobseekers have benefits cut for not accepting work or training offers
28 Aug 2012
17.6k
152
Government called on to clarify Budget plans for income tax, social welfare
25 Aug 2012
7.2k
81
Reform to self-employed PRSI contributions could be "too expensive"
24 Aug 2012
4.6k
20
Column: Should the rich give back their benefits? No – it’s the wrong question.
Aaron McKenna
18 Aug 2012
53
60
Poll: Should wealthy parents be given the option to hand back child benefit?
14 Aug 2012
7.4k
157
Willie O'Dea says Burton 'continues to mislead' over disability allowance cuts
8 Aug 2012
3.4k
29
2.2 million received weekly social welfare payment last year - report
20 Jul 2012
6.7k
70
Ulster Bank branches to open late while technical problems continue
22 Jun 2012
6.0k
51
Ulster Bank warns of 24-hour payments delay as glitches continue
21 Jun 2012
6.2k
20
ESRI paper which said many would be better off on dole withdrawn
12 Jun 2012
7.5k
69
101 prisoners claimed social welfare despite being behind bars this year
10 Jun 2012
7.1k
38
Carers using respite grant to pay bills, rather than for actual respite
8 Jun 2012
14.3k
10
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