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The Department of Social Protection ( Irish: An Roinn Cosanta Sóisialta) is a department of the Government of Ireland, tasked with administering Ireland's social welfare system. It oversees the provision of income support and other social services. It is led by the Minister for Social Protection .
The Minister for Social Protection ( Irish: An tAire Cosanta Sóisialta) is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Social Protection . The current Minister for Social Protection is Heather Humphreys. She is also Minister for Rural and Community Development. She is assisted by two Ministers of State :
In Ireland, there are two categories of social security, contributory (social insurance), and non-contributory (social assistance), as well as three main types of payments: Social insurance payments. Means-tested payments [1] Universal payments [2] All benefits are administered by the Department of Social Protection, [3] which is divided into ...
Heather Humphreys (born 14 May 1963 [citation needed]) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served in various cabinet positions since 2014, currently serving as Minister for Rural and Community Development and Minister for Social Protection since June 2020. She has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cavan–Monaghan constituency since 2011. [2]
Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005. The Personal Public Service Number ( PPS Number or simply PPSN) ( Irish: Uimhir Phearsanta Seirbhíse Poiblí, or Uimh. PSP) is a unique identifier of individuals in Ireland. It is issued by the Client Identity Services section of the Department of Social Protection, on behalf of Ireland's Minister for ...
The Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Social Protection of the Government of Ireland who may perform functions delegated by the Minister for Social Protection. A Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank. There are currently two Ministers of State: [1] Joe O'Brien, TD ...
COVID-19 portal. v. t. e. The COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland has had far-reaching consequences in the country that go beyond the spread of the disease itself and efforts to quarantine it, including political, educational and sporting implications.
Social partnership [1] ( Irish: Pairtíocht sóisialta) is the term used for the tripartite, triennial national pay agreements reached in Ireland. The process was initiated in 1987, following a period of high inflation and weak economic growth which led to increased emigration and unsustainable government borrowing and national debt.