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COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Information for Employers and Employees

Information for employers, employees and the self-employed relating to COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

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    Be extremely cautious of suspicious calls or texts, and never give out personal information


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    18 February 2021

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    9 August 2021

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    18 August 2021

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    17 August 2021

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    Damien English

    Minister of State with responsibility for Redundancy and Insolvency Operations and Employer Services


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  • John McKeon

    Secretary General of the Department of Social Protection

  • Michael Bunyan

    Assistant Secretary, ICT Services

  • John Conlon

    Assistant Secretary, Control Operations

  • Tim Duggan

    Assistant Secretary General – Pensions, Social Insurance, Employment Status and EU/International Division

  • Niall Egan

    Assistant Secretary, Service Development

  • Joan Gordon

    Chief Appeals Officer, Social Welfare Appeals Office

  • Rónán Hession

    Assistant Secretary, Working Age Income Support Policy

  • Geraldine Hurley

    Assistant Secretary, Employment Services

  • Tony Kieran

    Assistant Secretary, Centralised Operations

  • Ciaran Lawler

    Assistant Secretary, Finance/ Corporate

  • Teresa Leonard

    Deputy Secretary, Deputy Secretary General's Office

  • Paula Lyons

    Assistant Secretary, HR/Facilities

  • Fiona Penollar

    Assistant Secretary, All Regions: East, Midlands, West and North West

  • Devesh Singh

    Chief Medical Officer, Medical Review and Assessment Section


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Department of Social Protection

Address:
Áras Mhic Dhiarmada, Store Street, Dublin 1, D01 WY03
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www.gov.ie/welfareandwork
Email:
info@welfare.ie
Phone number:
01 704 3000
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Press Office - Media Enquiries Only (Including Out of Hours)

Address:
Department of Social Protection, Áras Mhic Dhiarmada, Store Street, Dublin 1, D01 WY03
Website:
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Email:
press.office@welfare.ie
Phone number:
01 704 3860
01 704 3847
01 704 3184
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1890 800 024

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