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Social Protection Minister

    Taoiseach welcomes assistance from UK electricity engineers but normal ‘pool’ not available
    Budget 2025: Vape tax, double child benefit, but no rise in jobseeker’s payment
    The finance minister said there will be a ‘substantial’ package of supports for pensioners.
    Changes announced to scheme that pays companies up to €10,000 for recruiting long-term unemployed
    'We don’t want to hide them': Families given option of recording stillbirths on public register
    'Talked about for decades': Ireland's auto-enrolment pension scheme finally gets the green light
    Double child benefit for around 650,000 families to be paid tomorrow
    ‘Significant’ increases to student grants expected in tomorrow’s Budget
    Social Protection Minister confirms 'across-the-board' welfare increases planned for Budget
    Student grant holders to receive additional maintenance payment in mid-December
    Social Protection Minister appears to rule out €20 increase in social welfare payments
    Most people support Leo Varadkar's welfare fraud campaign - poll
    Carers to protest at Dáil today over cuts to grant
    Report recommends child benefit be cut to about €100 per month
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