Dublin West TD and Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton TD, welcomed the announcement by her Labour Party colleague Róisín Shortall, Minister of State at the Department of Health with responsibility for Primary Care, following the announcement that show that there...
Minister Joan Burton Labour Party TD for Dublin West has welcomed the announcement today on the patronage of 2 new post-primary schools in the Hansfield / Clonee and Mulhuddart areas. The announcement by Minister for Education and Science Ruairi Quinn TD will see the establishment...
Loyalty to the State Monday July 23rd 2012 There are mixed opinions about patriotism in English Literature. The ever faithful Boswell records a scathing comment from Samuel Johnson that ‘patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel’. On the other hand, Sir Walter Scott...
Statistical Information on Social Welfare Services 2011 At the end of 2011 weekly payments were made to over 1.4 million people and when qualified adults and children were included, over 2.2 million people benefited each week. The Department of Social Protection processed...