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.
Read more →The publication of the €20 million Sláintecare Integration Fund will support the delivery of community healthcare in Kildare, a Fine Gael Senator has said. The Fund will be open to applications from both the public and voluntary sectors and will focus on testing new models of
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The Minister for Education and Skills, Joe McHugh, has announced the opening of the application process for a new multi-annual Summer Works Scheme, a Fine Gael Senator has said. The scheme is backed by funding of more than €100 million as part of Project Ireland 2040 to
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