# regina-doherty - Friday 20 November, 2020
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
The former minister urged the government to change its approach to Covid-19.
# regina-doherty - Friday 13 November, 2020
# Factcheck
# Factcheck
None of the members of the board of Pieta House are paid for their work.
# regina-doherty - Thursday 25 June, 2020
# Regina Doherty
# Regina Doherty
There had been calls for the school meals programme to be extended over the summer.
# regina-doherty - Friday 5 June, 2020
# CONFIRMED
# CONFIRMED
It follows a cabinet meeting today.
# regina-doherty - Thursday 21 May, 2020
# Liquidation
# Liquidation
Last month, Debenhams announced it would not be reopening its stores, leaving 2,000 staff unemployed.
# regina-doherty - Tuesday 5 May, 2020
# Unemployment
# Unemployment
Social protection minister Regina Doherty said she would hope construction workers would be returning to work soon.
# regina-doherty - Friday 17 April, 2020
# New Arrivals
# New Arrivals
Up to now, parents could only register the births of their children in person.
# regina-doherty - Friday 3 April, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
The social protection minister admitted that some students might be receiving more from the scheme than they would normally have earned.
# regina-doherty - Saturday 21 March, 2020
# Regina Doherty
# Regina Doherty
“We’re trying to do in a number of days [what] would probably take months, if not years, to set up,” Regina Doherty explained.
# Regina Doherty
# Regina Doherty
The government is working on a number of options regarding the payment, Regina Doherty said.
# regina-doherty - Thursday 19 March, 2020
# Support
# Support
Minister Regina Doherty said 43,000 of those applications have been processed so far.
# regina-doherty - Wednesday 18 March, 2020
# Rents
# Rents
The Minister for Social Protection was speaking on RTÉ Radio One this morning.
# regina-doherty - Monday 10 February, 2020
# Not Returning
# Not Returning
Doherty’s party colleague Helen McEntee was re-elected.
# regina-doherty - Sunday 9 February, 2020
# Gone
# Gone
Solidarity-People Before Profit’s Ruth Coppinger has lost her seat.
# regina-doherty - Wednesday 5 February, 2020
# The Candidate Podcast
# The Candidate Podcast
‘As a last resort’ Varadkar said he’ll go into government with Fianna Fail to avoid another election.
# regina-doherty - Saturday 18 January, 2020
# Waiting Staff
# Waiting Staff
The claim was criticised by Sinn Féin who called it “false and misleading”.
# regina-doherty - Tuesday 7 January, 2020
# Money Money Money
# Money Money Money
Pensioners and people with disabilities who are living alone are the main cohort of social welfare recipients to benefit.
# regina-doherty - Thursday 19 December, 2019
# Extra Pay
# Extra Pay
The proposed introduction was initially deferred because of uncertainty over Brexit.
# regina-doherty - Friday 29 November, 2019
# Unemployment
# Unemployment
The two private companies operating JobPath have been paid €207m.
# regina-doherty - Thursday 21 November, 2019
# Unlawful Basis
# Unlawful Basis
There were testy exchanges between the minister and committee members in the Oireachtas this morning.
# Festive Cheer
# Festive Cheer
The cost of the Christmas bonus this year will be €279.4 million.
# regina-doherty - Sunday 3 November, 2019
# State Pension
# State Pension
Changes to the State pension in 2012 meant carers who took time off work received less in their State pension.
# regina-doherty - Friday 1 November, 2019
# Swing-gate
# Swing-gate
It comes as Fine Gael members voted for a review of the Dun Laoghaire election candidates following ‘Swing-gate’.
# regina-doherty - Thursday 17 October, 2019
# Jobspath Macht Frei
# Jobspath Macht Frei
The slogan “arbeit macht frei” is known for appearing on the entrance of Auschwitz.
# regina-doherty - Wednesday 16 October, 2019
# Caged
# Caged
Several carers spoke today about the huge amount of work they do looking after loved ones.
# regina-doherty - Monday 14 October, 2019
# Annual Report
# Annual Report
In 2018, a total of 61,901 births were registered in Ireland, down from 62,919 the year previous.
# regina-doherty - Sunday 13 October, 2019
# Return To Work
# Return To Work
Minster Regina Doherty said women often lack the “confidence and belief in themselves” to return to work after a long period of time.
# regina-doherty - Wednesday 25 September, 2019
# PSC
# PSC
The minister says she has no choice but to appeal the findings in court.
# Jobseekers
# Jobseekers
Controversy has overshadowed the scheme over the years due to complaints from users of the service.
# regina-doherty - Saturday 21 September, 2019
# PSC
# PSC
The government is ploughing ahead with its support for the card, but what do you need it for right now?
# Public Services Card
# Public Services Card
Chairperson John McGuinness says committee wants to discuss the cost of the PSC to date.
# regina-doherty - Wednesday 18 September, 2019
# PSC
# PSC
The long-awaited report into the card was published yesterday evening.
# regina-doherty - Tuesday 17 September, 2019
# Public Services Card
# Public Services Card
A long-awaited probe into the legality of the card was published this evening.
# regina-doherty - Monday 16 September, 2019
# Welfare Fraud
# Welfare Fraud
The Department aims to save €530 million by tackling fraud over the next four years.
# regina-doherty - Saturday 14 September, 2019
# Public Services Card
# Public Services Card
The Taoiseach confirmed that the government has yet to file any court documents appealing findings by the Data Protection Commissioner.
# regina-doherty - Thursday 12 September, 2019
# PSC
# PSC
The government is in a showdown with the Data Protection Commissioner over a report on the legality of the PSC.
# regina-doherty - Thursday 5 September, 2019
# What Now?
# What Now?
The government has said this week it will not be implementing the findings of the Data Protection Commissioner.
# regina-doherty - Wednesday 4 September, 2019
# Public Services Card
# Public Services Card
The DPC ruled that there was no legal basis for the Government to process data for the card last month.
# regina-doherty - Tuesday 3 September, 2019
# PSC
# PSC
Minister Regina Doherty said 11 days ago the report would be published once her department had considered it.
# regina-doherty - Monday 26 August, 2019
# Public Services Card
# Public Services Card
Facial recognition is highlighted a number of times across the circulars issued to civil servants on the PSC.
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