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Social Protection

    Fire Services
    A quarter of firefighters could quit over welfare dispute - union
    15 Oct 2011
    2.6k
    22
    Unemployment
    Back to work scheme to be proposed for Budget 2012
    13 Oct 2011
    1.1k
    13
    The Daily Poll
    Poll: Should welfare payments be cut?
    5 Sep 2011
    5.0k
    87
    Social Welfare
    Social welfare spending to be cut – but rates to remain
    5 Sep 2011
    1.6k
    14
    Daily Fix
    The Daily Fix: Monday
    29 Aug 2011
    2.2k
    1
    Back To School
    Department’s six-week backlog in processing back-to-school allowance forms
    24 Aug 2011
    1.9k
    37
    Civil Servants
    Six civil servants rapped for abusing social welfare database
    21 Aug 2011
    285
    Budget 2012
    Burton ‘can’t rule out welfare cuts’ – even though Gilmore already has
    25 Jul 2011
    1.3k
    52
    Nixers
    Culture of nixers drives Ireland's black economy says ISME
    27 Jun 2011
    1.4k
    20
    Carers
    Carers Association calls for immediate action on new strategy
    31 May 2011
    477
    4
    labour laws
    Restaurants chief calls for end to "ridiculous 1940s" style Sunday pay premium
    26 May 2011
    1.3k
    18
    Hidden economy
    Burton sets sights on policing hidden economy sector
    16 May 2011
    1.7k
    9
    Public Sector
    Public sector workforce falls by 2,000 in first quarter of 2011
    6 May 2011
    951
    11
    Social Welfare
    One-parent family allowances to be cut next month
    30 Mar 2011
    3.9k
    28
    The Daily Poll
    Should Ireland pay child benefit for children living abroad?
    22 Mar 2011
    6.4k
    19
    ID cards
    Last-minute rubberstamping of Public Service Cards scheme "a costly political stunt"
    2 Feb 2011
    2.9k
    11
    Facebook
    Dep. of Social Protection using Facebook to out frauds
    26 Sep 2010
    506
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