Government disagreement with row over welfare bonus bailout

Disagreement in Government has emerged over whether Social Protection Minister Leo Varadkar will get a bailout for his department to pay for the Christmas bonus for welfare recipients and pensioners.
Government disagreement with row over welfare bonus bailout
Thu, 29 Sep, 2016 - 01:00
Elaine Loughlin

Sources close to the Social Protection Minister have confirmed that a supplementary budget this year will to be needed to fund the Christmas bonus.

But the Department of Public Expenditure has instead suggested that the Christmas bonus could be provided through savings.

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