HSE had ‘no proper basis’ to refuse payment for woman and suicidal daughter
Kileni, who fled South Africa after the murder of her husband and suffered Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome, waited over a year for the payment awarded to her.
View ArticleWhy is a former AIB building bought by the State ten years ago still empty? –...
The building was bought over a decade ago at a cost of almost €1.5 million by the taxpayer for use by the Probation and Welfare Service – but has lain empty ever since because the service declined to...
View ArticleHow ‘maternity box’ gift helped lower infant mortality rates in Finland
Many Finnish babies spend their first nights nestled inside a cardboard box – and here’s why.
View ArticleRescue charity concerned about change of dog pound
A Dog’s Life has said it will not be able to provide the same service to the new pound, and fears more dogs will be put down.
View ArticleISPCA at “breaking point” dealing with increased calls for help
The ISPCA received 1,524 calls over the whole of 2012 – and has taken 1,372 calls so far this year.
View ArticleWelfare traps preventing people from moving into employment
A report has recommended that the department review eligibility criteria for some payments to “recognise the reality of the labour market”.
View Article“There is nothing decided on welfare cap” – Joan Burton
Reports today say that cuts to Social Protection will amount to a welfare cap, but the Minister for Social Protection says nothing has been decided.
View ArticleSenator calls for child beauty pageant to be cancelled
The Universal Royalty Beauty Pageant is taking place in Dublin this weekend, but Jillian Van Turnhout said the contest has ‘no place in Ireland’.
View ArticleTop readers’ comments of the week
Here’s our round-up of the most interesting and most popular comments from this week. Did you make it in?
View ArticleColumn: Who really benefits from the new ‘carrot and stick’ approach to...
New welfare system changes are morally dubious and serve only make the lives of unemployed more unpleasant, writes Tom Boland.
View ArticleWelfare paid out nearly €100 million in incorrect payments last year
The rate of overpayment has jumped 92 per cent since 2007, but just 42 per cent of wrongful payments were down to fraud.
View Article1,900 “welfare tourists” caught in three years
New powers and investigative techniques have led to the apprehension of 101 welfare tourists at airports since last June.
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Here’s our round-up of the most interesting and most popular comments from this week. Did you make it in?
View ArticleSocial welfare garda checks must not involve racial profiling – ICI
The Immigrant Council of Ireland wants Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton to outline safeguards against racial profiling in crackdown on welfare fraud.
View ArticleShatter: Gardaí responded in good faith to child concerns
Two children who were removed from their Roma families have since been reunited with them.
View ArticleBurton calls for ‘living wage’ and says welfare state makes employers...
The Minister for Social Protection has made a significant speech on the welfare state today.
View ArticleOver 50 horses seized from Cork site
The carcasses of three horses were also removed from the Hollyhill site on the north side of Cork city.
View ArticleColumn: The Government stalls while people with mobility difficulties fall...
The Government had a knee-jerk reaction last year and cut Mobility Allowance to new applicants. Nearly 12 months later, those in need are still in limbo, writes Anne-Maree Quinn.
View ArticleJoan Burton has no plans for UK-style crackdown on welfare for jobless...
A Fine Gael TD asked the Labour minister about a recent ban on immigrants in the UK receiving dole payment for their first three months of residency.
View ArticleJust 69 people have taken up Gateway places
The Gateway scheme would pay long-term unemployed people €20 a week to work in their local communities.
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