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Christmas Payment Dates and Bonus 2022

Information on social welfare Christmas and New Year payment arrangements and the Christmas Bonus.

Featured stories

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    Budget 2023

    Information about the Department of Social Protection's budget changes for 2023

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    Ulster Bank and KBC Bank are moving out of the Irish banking market

    Information about what to do if you get a payment into an Ulster Bank or KBC Bank account.

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    Social Welfare supports for those arriving from Ukraine under the EU Temporary Protection Directive

    Social Welfare supports available for Ukrainian and other citizens fleeing the war in Ukraine

Consultations

  • Public Consultation on Pay-Related Benefit for Jobseekers – open until 28 February 2023

    7 December 2022

  • Child Maintenance Review Submissions

    16 November 2022

  • Proposed Data Sharing Agreement between the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Department for Social ...

    8 September 2022

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Publications

  • ESF+ Food and Basic Material Support

    5 December 2022

  • Christmas Payment Dates and Bonus 2022

    24 November 2022

  • Report of the Child Maintenance Review Group

    16 November 2022

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Press releases

  • Minister Humphreys publishes draft proposals on a new Pay-Related Benefit for Ireland

    7 December 2022

  • Minister Humphreys announces new expanded Fuel Allowance scheme is now open for applications

    5 December 2022

  • Minister Humphreys announces payment details for Christmas Bonus

    2 December 2022

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Ministers

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    Heather Humphreys

    Minister for Social Protection,  Minister for Rural and Community Development

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    Joe O'Brien

    Minister of State with responsibility for Community Development and Charities

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    Damien English

    Minister of State with responsibility for Redundancy and Insolvency Operations and Employer Services,  Minister of State with responsibility for Business, Employment and Retail

Senior management

  • John McKeon

    Secretary General of the Department of Social Protection

  • Liam Daly

    Assistant Secretary, Control Operations

  • Tim Duggan

    Assistant Secretary General – Auto Enrolment, Social Insurance, EU/International Division

  • Niall Egan

    Assistant Secretary, Service Development

  • Joan Gordon

    Chief Appeals Officer

  • Rónán Hession

    Assistant Secretary, Working Age and Family Policy

  • Geraldine Hurley

    Assistant Secretary, Employment Services

  • Ciaran Lawler

    Assistant Secretary, Finance/ Corporate

  • Teresa Leonard

    Deputy Secretary, Deputy Secretary General's Office

  • Paula Lyons

    Assistant Secretary, HR/Facilities

  • Daragh O'Connor

    Assistant Secretary, ICT Services

  • Fiona Penollar

    Assistant Secretary, All Regions: East, West/Midlands, North & South

  • Devesh Singh

    Chief Medical Officer, Medical Review and Assessment Section

  • Fiona Ward

    Assistant Secretary, Centralised Operations

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Department of Social Protection

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Áras Mhic Dhiarmada, Store Street, Dublin 1, D01 WY03
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Press Office - Media Enquiries Only (Including Out of Hours)

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