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# Dole

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Bruton: Welcomes Action Plan for Jobs progress but people are still struggling
Half the population benefitted from weekly social welfare payments in 2012
Same number of women but 700 fewer men sign on in May
Column: ‘I thought I did everything right – so why have I ended up here?’
Numbers on Live Register down by 2,200 in March
New figures on foreign nationals 'debunk migrant welfare myth'
Column: Unemployed people already feel they have no worth without being called ‘spongers’
Government to hire private companies to find work for long-term unemployed
Department defends underspend as unemployment stays at 14.8 per cent
Jobseekers have benefits cut for not accepting work or training offers
Reform to self-employed PRSI contributions could be "too expensive"
Column: Reasons for making childcare tax-deductible are solid...
Just 10-20 per cent of people better off on dole, says ESRI
Suggestions of government interference in ESRI paper withdrawal 'unfounded'
ESRI paper which said many would be better off on dole withdrawn
Many would be better off on the dole rather than working, says ESRI
Column: Our welfare system is broken. We can fix it… by paying everybody.
Unemployment remains at 14.3 per cent, as 4,000 off the Live Register
Eurozone unemployment reaches highest level in currency's history
Column: Here’s what it’s like to be one of the long-term unemployed
Column: Lost your job? Here’s what you need to do…
Govt to launch plan to get people back to work
Government "working day and night" to get people off the dole: Enda Kenny
'Magda' says Irish Independent story was 'completely not true'
Latest figures show unemployment rose in July
Judge: Dole recipients should get food vouchers instead
New rules mean 55 people have dole cut with more to come
Unemployment rate increased in May, reaching 14.8 per cent
Ireland's economy to stagnate in 2011: OECD
Unemployment down slightly as Live Register is unchanged
Poll: Is it right to cut benefits for those who refuse work or training?
Dole claimants who refuse offers of work will have payments cut
Unemployment stays at 14.7 per cent as live register rises
Unemployed to work for free under new scheme
Poll: Should schools be allowed to hire the unemployed to work for free?