Organisation: Oireachtas Social Protection Committee

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Committee calls for 10% increase to all social welfare payments

The committee also said all welfare payments should be benchmarked against a minimum essential standard of living

Wed, 19 Jul, 2023

€5 pension increase would 'eat up' all funds says Leo Varadkar

Promises to increase the state pension look set to be stalled after Social Protection Minister Leo Varadkar admitted a rise of €5 a week in next month’s budget would eat up all his funds.

Sat, 10 Sep, 2016

TD Clare Daly accused of abusing privilege in attack

Former trade union leader David Begg has accused a TD of abusing Dáil privilege and of being vitriolic, unfair, and cowardly when attacking his appointment to a state board.

Thu, 28 Jan, 2016

Self-employed lobby for welfare access

Self employed people will today lobby for greater access to social welfare when they appear before the Oireachtas Social Protection Committee.

Wed, 03 Oct, 2012

Organisation: Oireachtas Social Protection Committee

Committee calls for 10% increase to all social welfare payments

€5 pension increase would 'eat up' all funds says Leo Varadkar

TD Clare Daly accused of abusing privilege in attack

Self-employed lobby for welfare access

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Mick Clifford

Organisation: Oireachtas Social Protection Committee

Committee calls for 10% increase to all social welfare payments

€5 pension increase would 'eat up' all funds says Leo Varadkar

TD Clare Daly accused of abusing privilege in attack

Self-employed lobby for welfare access

Latest

Mick Clifford

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