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  • Social Welfare Schemes and Services
  • Customer Notices
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  • Interaction of the Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme with DSP payments
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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

Featured stories

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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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    COVID-19 Related Lay-Off Payment Scheme

    Information about the COVID-19 Related Lay-Off Payment Scheme

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    Agreement between the Department of Social Protection and the Data Protection Commission

Consultations

  • Public Consultation on the Reasonable Accommodation Fund grants

    30 March 2022

  • Pensions Commission Submissions

    7 October 2021

  • New Irish Language Scheme: Request for Submissions

    4 October 2021

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Publications

  • How to access Community Welfare Services

    17 June 2022

  • Employer Engagement Contact List: Eastern Region (Dublin, Kildare, and Wicklow)

    9 June 2022

  • Examples of applications for the Additional Needs Payment

    6 June 2022

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Press releases

  • Minister Humphreys opens applications for the 2022 Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance

    22 June 2022

  • Minister O’Brien hosts the Department of Social Protection’s annual Social Inclusion Forum

    22 June 2022

  • Minister Humphreys extends Enhanced Illness Benefit until end of September

    21 June 2022

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Policies

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Services

  • Find your local Intreo Centre
  • Illness Benefit
  • Jobseeker's Allowance
  • Jobseeker's Benefit

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

Senior management

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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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www.gov.ie/welfareandwork
Email:
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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, 1 Store Street, Dublin 1, D01 WY03
Website:
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Email:
press.office@welfare.ie
Phone number:
01 704 3860
01 704 3184
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