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# Heather Humphreys

Last year
2023
Heather Humphreys tells department officials she's 'not going to settle for more of the same'
Unemployed who worked 5 years or more before losing job to get €450 per week under Govt plan
Minister indicates targeted and universal cost-of-living measures on the cards as talks intensify
Heather Humphreys accuses Sinn Féin of setting up 'kangaroo court' against Paschal Donohoe
Working group established around dog control and ownership after recent 'harrowing scenes'
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President Higgins signs off on Social Welfare Bill ensuring rise in weekly payments
Christmas bonus payment to be paid to over 1.3 million social welfare recipients next week
Helen McEntee begins maternity leave with Heather Humphreys taking over justice brief
Communities that take in Ukrainian refugees could get multimillion-euro funding
Student grant holders to receive additional maintenance payment in mid-December
Ministers announce payment dates for social protection supports introduced in Budget
Explainer: How will the auto-enrolment pension scheme work?
Social Protection Minister appears to rule out €20 increase in social welfare payments
Proposals on pension age to go to Cabinet before budget, says minister
€22.7 million paid out so far this year on emergency social welfare payments
17,000 apply for emergency social welfare payments for food, fuel and clothing in July alone
Mother receives letter seeking repayment of disability allowance claimed after her son died
Govt won't be dropping motorway tolls as part of its plan to tackle the cost-of-living surge
Proposals on possible pension age increase to go to Govt before summer recess, says minister
No 'magic money tree' to help with fuel costs, says minister as pump prices jump above €2 a litre
€4.9 million contract announced for flights to the Aran Islands
Cabinet approves two-year lease on Citywest Hotel to accommodate Ukrainian refugees
Thousands of people with alopecia can benefit from €500 grant to buy wig
Up to €14,000 can be earned in rent by social welfare recipients under newly agreed rules
Extra Fuel Allowance payment of €100 to be issued this week
Proposals on State pension age to be brought to Govt 'very soon', says minister
Payment to households hosting Ukrainian refugees ‘to be made in coming weeks’
The government's launched a plan to auto-enrol workers for pensions - here's how it will work
750,000 workers set to be auto-enrolled in new pensions scheme by early 2024
Up to 40,000 Ukrainian refugees may arrive in Ireland by end of April, says Varadkar
Three new centres to support Ukrainian refugees to open in Dublin, Cork and Limerick
Fuel allowance recipients to receive once-off bonus payment of €125 from today
'Insanity': Criticism as unemployment benefit to be paid at post offices rather than online
Enhanced Illness Benefit extended until end of June
Jobseekers payments to return to post offices following lifting of Covid restrictions
Old schools, cinemas and vacant buildings to be re-vamped into work hubs and community spaces
Some Wexford homes saw one-metre flood levels after 'devastating' Christmas rainfall
Government reintroduces PUP as restrictions hit entertainment and hospitality sectors
The tidiest town in Ireland has been revealed
Legislation that allows drinking outside pubs and restaurants extended to May