The new increased rate of pensions and weekly social welfare increases introduced in Budget 2019 come into effect next week, Senator Lawlor said. Budget 2019 included €362 million in additional social welfare expenditure, bringing the total social welfare spend to €20.5 billion for the year.
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2018 was a landmark year for paid paternity benefit in Kildare – Senator Anthony Lawlor Fine Gael Senator for Kildare, Anthony Lawlor, has said that Kildare Dads are continuing to benefit from the Government’s paid paternity benefit scheme with 1240 availing of it in 2018.
Read more →Question No. 526 Chun an Aire Comhshaoil, Pobail agus Rialtais Áitiúil: To the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider increasing the Housing Assistance Payment for recipients in North Kildare, to
Read more →Question No: 71 Ref No: 40095/15 To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of training courses available for unemployed persons who had been self-employed and now wish to upskill; her views that every opportunity should be provided to all persons
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