Organisation: Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

No justification for one-parent-family payment cuts ... even on planet Joan

Mothers I know who work full-time and whose children are in primary school have full-time childminders, writes Victoria White

Thu, 26 Feb, 2015

Government needs to act over failure to cut greenhouse gasses

THE Government’s Green Paper on Energy Policy in Ireland, which is out to public consultation until the end of July, reads like a manuscript from the past discovered during an archaeological dig.

Thu, 05 Jun, 2014

Speed of pension eligibility changes ‘is not desirable’

A senior official at the Department of Social Protection has admitted the speed of changes made to age limits for eligibility to the State pension was “not desirable”.

Thu, 13 Feb, 2014

Burton to spend close to €1m on tablet computers

The cash-strapped Department of Social Protection is splashing out on more than 1,000 hand-held tablet computers for staff despite fears about looming budget cuts.

Tue, 20 Aug, 2013