# 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.
# regina-doherty - Sunday 18 August, 2019
# What Now?
# What Now?
The findings by the Data Protection Commissioner open up the possibility of legal action from PSC holders, solicitors say.
# regina-doherty - Saturday 17 August, 2019
# Your Say
# Your Say
Over 3.2 million people have been issued a Public Services Card, better known as the mandatory-not-compulsory PSC.
# regina-doherty - Saturday 3 August, 2019
# PSC
# PSC
The long-awaited report on the legality of the PSC is expected in the near future.
# regina-doherty - Wednesday 24 July, 2019
# Penalty Rates
# Penalty Rates
5,821 people were subject to ‘penalty rates’ during the first half of the year.
# regina-doherty - Sunday 21 July, 2019
# Flying Kites
# Flying Kites
Fianna Fáil accused the government of kite-flying.
# regina-doherty - Monday 8 July, 2019
# New Rules
# New Rules
The new legislation comes after a number of restaurants came in for criticism over how tips were being distributed among employees.
# regina-doherty - Sunday 7 July, 2019
# Swing-gate
# Swing-gate
The Taoiseach has said he cannot publish the report as those involved in the review spoke on condition it would not be published.
# regina-doherty - Friday 5 July, 2019
# Draw The Dole
# Draw The Dole
Unemployed artists will be able to receive jobseekers allowance while also focusing on their own work for 12 months.
# Social Welfare
# Social Welfare
The Budget for 2020 will be announced in October – weeks before the UK is due to leave the EU.
# Isis
# Isis
The Dundalk native made the comments in a new interview with BBC.
# regina-doherty - Friday 28 June, 2019
# Self-employed
# Self-employed
Self-employed people will be able to access €203 a week if they’re out of work.
# regina-doherty - Friday 21 June, 2019
# Employment
# Employment
Over 226,851 people have engaged with the government’s JobPath service in the last four years.
# regina-doherty - Sunday 16 June, 2019
# Regina Doherty
# Regina Doherty
When a customer provides a tip after satisfactory service, they should know exactly where that money goes, writes Minister Regina Doherty .
# Pay Up
# Pay Up
An amendment to the law is to be introduced to ensure tips go to the employee.
# regina-doherty - Wednesday 12 June, 2019
# Progress
# Progress
The assembly will begin its work in October this year.
# regina-doherty - Tuesday 11 June, 2019
# Tipping Point
# Tipping Point
Sinn Féin said the proposed legislation doesn’t go far enough to protect employees.
# regina-doherty - Saturday 1 June, 2019
# Le2019
# Le2019
Social Protection Minister Regina Doherty said there was not one issue that did the damage.
# regina-doherty - Monday 27 May, 2019
# Swing-gate
# Swing-gate
TD Maria Bailey defended taking a claim against a hotel after falling off a swing.
# regina-doherty - Thursday 23 May, 2019
# Pensions
# Pensions
Another 21,294 will remain on their existing rate of payment.
# regina-doherty - Friday 10 May, 2019
# Cheque Please
# Cheque Please
The minister says the agreement would stop restaurants using tips to subsidise wages.
# regina-doherty - Tuesday 23 April, 2019
# Parental Leave
# Parental Leave
Details of the Parental Leave scheme were announced this morning.
# regina-doherty - Saturday 6 April, 2019
# Unemployed
# Unemployed
A new policy document on JobPath has been launched by Sinn Féin.
# regina-doherty - Thursday 7 March, 2019
# Jobseekers
# Jobseekers
Private companies operating JobPath get over €3k for every jobseeker that makes it through the scheme.
# regina-doherty - Sunday 24 February, 2019
# Data Protection
# Data Protection
Minister Regina Doherty clashed with Mick Wallace over the Public Services Card earlier this week.
# regina-doherty - Thursday 7 February, 2019
# Jobseekers
# Jobseekers
The government was defeated by 81 votes to 42.
# regina-doherty - Wednesday 6 February, 2019
# Jobseekers
# Jobseekers
Sinn Féin’s motion calls on the government to end the referral of jobseekers to JobPath.
# regina-doherty - Thursday 31 January, 2019
# Policy And Economy
# Policy And Economy
Businesses are seeking a four-year extension to the full rollout of a proposed scheme.
# regina-doherty - Thursday 17 January, 2019
# Social Welfare
# Social Welfare
Private companies operating JobPath get over €3k for every jobseeker that makes it through the scheme
# regina-doherty - Wednesday 16 January, 2019
# Birth Cert
# Birth Cert
Under the current system labels of ‘Mother’ and ‘Father’ exist on birth certificates.
# regina-doherty - Friday 11 January, 2019
# Parenting
# Parenting
The changes will resolve a number of difficulties in the registration of donor assisted births.
# regina-doherty - Wednesday 12 December, 2018
# Insecure Work
# Insecure Work
The minister described it as one of the most significant changes ‘in a generation’.
# regina-doherty - Friday 2 November, 2018
# Illness Benefit
# Illness Benefit
People began to complain of delays in Illness Benefit payments back in August.
# regina-doherty - Thursday 18 October, 2018
# Illness Benefit
# Illness Benefit
Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan said discussions are ongoing in relation to the rollout of the new software systems causing the delays.
# regina-doherty - Friday 12 October, 2018
# National Broadband Plan
# National Broadband Plan
Pressure has been mounting on Breen to clarify the nature of his meetings with McCourt.
# regina-doherty - Friday 5 October, 2018
# Pylons
# Pylons
The minister said Brexit is “the biggest obstacle” facing the proposed energy project.
# regina-doherty - Friday 28 September, 2018
# Social Welfare
# Social Welfare
Concerns have been raised about the repeat fees being paid to the companies operating the Jobpath programme.
# regina-doherty - Tuesday 25 September, 2018
# Budget 2019
# Budget 2019
She said people on welfare payments were needlessly worried by news reports this morning.
# regina-doherty - Wednesday 5 September, 2018
# Supply And Demand
# Supply And Demand
Budget talks start today – but the minister says Fine Gael wants parallel talks on confidence and supply.
# regina-doherty - Thursday 23 August, 2018
# Planning Ahead
# Planning Ahead
The consultation process for the proposed automatic enrolment of all citizens into pension plans has now been launched and will last until 4 November.
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