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# Heather Humphreys

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Government agrees to provide up to 500 extra places for Afghan family members
Updated 28 Sep 2021
10.9k
41
Winter Fuel Allowance payment begins this week as govt hints at widening eligibility net
27 Sep 2021
60.9k
15
Gardaí involved in rescue of IRA kidnap victim honoured almost 40 years on
24 Sep 2021
15.8k
14
Sinn Féin motion on Coveney is a publicity stunt, says Humphreys
12 Sep 2021
17.6k
92
Number of people receiving PUP dips below 200,000 for the first time
28 Jul 2021
16.6k
50
Garda promotions to be handled by Public Appointments Service under new regulations
19 Jul 2021
20.3k
22
New unemployment payment linked to past working history pushed out to 2023
12 Jul 2021
38.4k
20
10,000 jobseekers to be paid €306 per week as new work placement scheme launched
12 Jul 2021
76.5k
52
Legislation enacted to allow drinking outside pubs and restaurants
2 Jul 2021
17.5k
22
Justice Minister says 999 calls being cancelled 'should not have happened'
25 Jun 2021
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32
Garda Commissioner promises to use 'discretion' in dealing with licencing law to facilitate outdoor hospitality, says minister
Updated 21 Jun 2021
29.1k
68
School meals programme to be extended this summer due to impact of Covid-19 pandemic
21 Jun 2021
12.0k
17
Gardaí to 'use discretion' after warning alcohol licences may not cover on-street service by pubs and restaurants
20 Jun 2021
43.7k
92
Number of people receiving PUP dips below 300,000 for the first time this year
9 Jun 2021
8.1k
5
Government plans to link unemployment payments to past working history and PRSI contributions
1 Jun 2021
44.1k
45
Government considering phasing out pandemic supports in the final quarter of the year
26 May 2021
21.0k
21
Access to rent supplement for victims of domestic violence extended to the end of the year
19 Feb 2021
7.2k
3
New weekly payment of €203 introduced for 65-year-olds after rise of pension age
8 Feb 2021
163k
53
PUP claimants reach 335,600 people as ministers promise payments won't change during Level 5
Updated 5 Jan 2021
51.7k
57
Social welfare rights for UK citizens in Ireland and vice versa officially unaffected despite Brexit
1 Jan 2021
37.4k
45
New arrangements for people to claim Pandemic Unemployment Payment between now and new year
22 Dec 2020
89.3k
10
40,000 people close PUP claims and return to work as €90 million paid out this week
14 Dec 2020
14.6k
8
Self-employed people allowed earn €960 over two months without losing their Pandemic Unemployment Payment
9 Dec 2020
72.1k
19
Pandemic Unemployment Payment arrears to be paid to 286,000 recipients today
1 Dec 2020
25.5k
22
Pandemic Unemployment Payment to remain open to new applications until 31 March 2021
24 Nov 2020
19.3k
13
New tax and expense arrangements promised for working at home
18 Nov 2020
44.8k
12
Over 350,000 people are on Pandemic Unemployment Payment, costing €103.8m
16 Nov 2020
26.1k
12
Over 340,000 receive Pandemic Unemployment Payment this week as total spend on scheme tops €4 billion
9 Nov 2020
23.7k
20
Most people on the Pandemic Unemployment Payment will get a Christmas bonus
13 Oct 2020
49.0k
27
Social welfare payments will be paid weekly again from the beginning of November
12 Oct 2020
57.5k
42
The minimum wage is going to rise to €10.20 an hour in January
6 Oct 2020
21.2k
63
It would be unfair to restore PUP for one cohort of workers and not others, says minister
22 Sep 2020
28.0k
34
New Pandemic Unemployment Payment bands kick in today, here's what you need to know
17 Sep 2020
46.6k
22
Pandemic Unemployment Payment to remain open for new applicants until end of 2020
15 Sep 2020
26.9k
22
Almost 28,000 people have had their PUP stopped after failing to confirm they still needed it
17 Aug 2020
41.7k
21
Back to school allowance trebled in response to Covid-19 pandemic
6 Aug 2020
58.2k
56
Cycle cafés, outdoor cinemas and street canopies part of €2.8m funds for 106 towns and villages
3 Aug 2020
69.4k
41
Less than one in 10 who appealed the cut in their Pandemic Unemployment Payment have had it restored
2 Aug 2020
47.6k
41
Department says 85 people who had their PUP stopped may be entitled to it
Updated 29 Jul 2020
75.2k
217
Humphreys promises 'common sense approach' on whether people on PUP are 'genuinely seeking work'
28 Jul 2020
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48
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