Tag: Social Protection

Social Protection Bill will support parents in returning to work

Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal, Alan Farrell has said that the Social Protection Bill 2014, currently passing through the Dáil, will support families in the North County and assist parents in returning to work.   “The Social Protection Bill, which is currently passing through the Dáil, shows that the Government is committed to providing families in Dublin Fingal, and…

€137 million surplus in Dept of Social Protection could benefit older people

Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal, Alan Farrell TD, has called for reallocation of the €137 surplus in the Social Protection budget recorded at the end of August.   “The Department of Social Protection recorded a surplus of €137 million at the end August. This is testament to the successful policies of the Government, in particular Minister Richard Bruton’s Action…