Young adults cannot remain in Gaeltacht areas because of high prices, holiday homes and planning rules, Oireachtas committee told

Health, housing and education entitlements follow 51-day hunger strike by campaigners

Interested parties asked to share views in advance of network summit in May

Cabinet also to hear how age-verification social media pilot for under-16s could start within weeks

Action Plan for Irish Language Public Services 2026-2028 is the first of two implementation plans to be implemented by 2030.

Family carers have ‘huge anxiety’ over new data sharing with Revenue about carers who receive benefit payments

Payment is automatically received along with first child benefit payment

But managers at some State-funded bodies worry as ‘funding not increased but obligations have’

Auto-enrolment is designed to provide better retirement income for around 760,000 workers who are not members of occupational schemes

Increases agreed under Budget 2026 to take effect from Thursday

Dara Calleary urges employees and employers to get behind new pensions auto-enrolment scheme

Personal testimonies reveal how inaccessible transport, housing and workplaces are among the day-to-day realities for disabled people

Minister for Social Protection sets minimum contribution for occupational pension schemes to counter perceived abuse of scheme loophole

Cabinet also briefed on 55c per week fee for employees that participate in My Future Fund

Both policies form core of Government’s pitch to voters: it will address chronic issues in delivery while curing symptoms of cost-of-living crisis

New measures are designed to protect the elderly and people with disability, in both home and care settings

Number of appeals awaiting decision reduced to just over 11,000 at the end of October from 21,000 at start of the year

The bonus is worth 100 per cent of their payment, meaning recipients will get a double-payment of their welfare amount

Reports suggest some employers are trying to sign staff up to occupational schemes at lower rates than would be offered by auto enrolment

Minister for Social Protection Dara Calleary promising urgent legislation to prevent alleged abuse of auto-enrolment system by some employers