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Heather Humphreys

Social Protection Minister publishes Bill reforming child maintenance to benefit lone parents

25 Jan 2024

11.9k

OFFSHORE LIVING

Minister says grants to refurb vacant houses on Ireland's offshore islands should increase

20 Jan 2024

13.9k

lone parents

'Landmark' reforms to child maintenance system to benefit over 16,000 single parents

18 Jan 2024

19.6k

Palestine

'We're continuing as if it's business as usual': Dáil suspended briefly after TDs push for debate on Gaza

17 Jan 2024

14.2k

Immigration

Bríd Smith warned by Ceann Comhairle for claiming 'Nazi supporters lies' have been repeated in Dáil

17 Jan 2024

17.3k

Refugees

Cabinet told 500 refugees arriving from Ukraine per week, as social welfare rates set to reduce

9 Jan 2024

40.3k

Child Maintenance

Child support could be collected by Revenue or social welfare deductions under system overhaul

8 Jan 2024

28.9k

Cabinet

Leitrim businesses affected by tornado to be offered low-cost loans

12 Dec 2023

10.2k

Child Benefit

Double child benefit for around 650,000 families to be paid tomorrow

4 Dec 2023

23.7k

budget 2024

Humphreys announces details of three lump sum supports to be paid this week

27 Nov 2023

31.8k

Cost of Living

Three lump sum payments announced in Budget 2024 to be paid this week

20 Nov 2023

55.5k

budget 2024

‘Significant’ increases to student grants expected in tomorrow’s Budget

9 Oct 2023

14.5k

budget 2024

Social Protection Minister confirms 'across-the-board' welfare increases planned for Budget

8 Oct 2023

31.3k

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bedtime books

Government launches new scheme to give free bedtime story book to all children aged 4 and under

6 Oct 2023

32.7k

Social Protection

Government plans to extend child benefit to over-18s still in school as part of Budget

Updated 15 Sep 2023

58.4k

PENSION POT

Auto-enrollment pension plan to be up and running in 2024, says minister

15 Sep 2023

18.1k

intimidation

Heather Humphreys condemns anti-LGBTQ+ activists' intimidation of library staff

17 Jul 2023

25.1k

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budget 2024

Double child benefit 'worked well' last year, says minister as repeat flagged for Budget 2024

17 Jul 2023

25.4k

the islands

All smiles as Minister visits Donegal island but dwellers want more than 'just a piece of paper'

8 Jun 2023

18.2k

heavy toll

Transport Minister has had no engagement with toll companies despite Cabinet colleague claims

Updated 7 Jun 2023

16.7k

Island Living

Minister sets out 'positive discrimination' policy to ringfence offshore island funding

Updated 7 Jun 2023

28.5k

columba mcveigh

Ministers visit Co Monaghan bog where search for remains of Columba McVeigh continues

29 May 2023

9.9k

budget 2024

Budget 2024 will include social welfare payment increases, says minister

24 May 2023

28.1k

CSO

Ireland's level of unemployment has reached its lowest point in more than 20 years

5 May 2023

17.6k

Pension reform

Govt prioritising getting pension auto-enrolment up and running, Humphreys says

3 May 2023

8.2k

Cost of Living

€200 cost-of-living payment to be given to 1.3 million people this week

25 Apr 2023

42.0k

meals programme

Government announces plans to extend hot meal programme to all primary schools by 2030

Updated 30 Mar 2023

13.8k

dog controls

Dog owners who cannot control their pet should be treated as 'social pariahs', says McConalogue

Updated 28 Mar 2023

35.3k

rent a room

Measures to allow social welfare recipients to earn up to €14k a year in rent being extended

22 Mar 2023

28.9k

island policy

Heather Humphreys tells department officials she's 'not going to settle for more of the same'

3 Mar 2023

26.2k

Jobseeker's Benefit

Unemployed who worked 5 years or more before losing job to get €450 per week under Govt plan

10 Feb 2023

57.0k

rising costs

Minister indicates targeted and universal cost-of-living measures on the cards as talks intensify

10 Feb 2023

8.5k

SIPO

Heather Humphreys accuses Sinn Féin of setting up 'kangaroo court' against Paschal Donohoe

21 Jan 2023

25.8k

working group

Working group established around dog control and ownership after recent 'harrowing scenes'

10 Jan 2023

12.6k

Social Welfare Bill

President Higgins signs off on Social Welfare Bill ensuring rise in weekly payments

16 Dec 2022

21.5k

social welfare payment

Christmas bonus payment to be paid to over 1.3 million social welfare recipients next week

2 Dec 2022

28.8k

Justice Minister

Helen McEntee begins maternity leave with Heather Humphreys taking over justice brief

25 Nov 2022

33.1k

ukrainian refugees

Communities that take in Ukrainian refugees could get multimillion-euro funding

26 Oct 2022

26.2k

maintenance grant

Student grant holders to receive additional maintenance payment in mid-December

Updated 17 Oct 2022

6.6k

budget 2023

Ministers announce payment dates for social protection supports introduced in Budget

Updated 11 Oct 2022

46.7k

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