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# SUPPORTS

This year
2023
Voices
Opinion: Many carers feel isolated with no confidence after being out of paid work for so long
Caroline Lawless shares her experience of life as a carer and says more supports are needed for those returning to paid work.
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Jul 6th 2023, 7:00 PM
# Disability
Minister for Disabilities launches public transport initiative for people with autism
Minister for State Anne Rabbitte said she ‘expects ministers to have a very open door’ for her when she seeks a disability package in the next budget.
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Jun 14th 2023, 1:55 PM
Taoiseach: 'No cliff edge to cost-of-living supports at the end of February'
Discussions will take place in the coming weeks on what further supports will be needed.
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Jan 11th 2023, 10:35 PM
Last year
2022
# Mental Health
'Filling a gap': Does Ireland rely too much on mental health charities?
What role do charities play in providing mental health supports in Ireland?
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May 29th 2022, 7:00 PM
All time
# SUPPORTS
Businesses can once again apply for the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme
A suite of business support measures were agreed by Cabinet today.
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Dec 21st 2021, 2:21 PM
# grounded
Aer Lingus to operate five routes impacted by Stobart collapse
“Alternative operations” for the Dublin – Kerry and Dublin – Donegal routes are yet to be confirmed, while the remaining routes will be accommodated by other airlines.
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Jun 12th 2021, 5:51 PM
# Pandemic Unemployment Payment
'A cliff edge in anyone's language': Public anger predicted over cuts to PUP
The PUP is to be gradually phased out by February 2022.
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Jun 1st 2021, 3:35 PM
# Back to Work
Half of cancer patients feel diagnosis negatively impacts career, new study shows
There have been calls for a State backed back-to-work scheme for cancer patents.
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Feb 16th 2021, 6:00 AM
# SUPPORTS
Government announces extra €160m in supports for Covid-hit businesses
A new €60 million scheme as part of the total package will go to businesses which have been unable to access Government funding until now.
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Feb 9th 2021, 4:05 PM
# SUPPORTS
It would be unfair to restore PUP for one cohort of workers and not others, says minister
Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys said the money will have to be paid back.
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Sep 22nd 2020, 7:33 PM
# SUPPORTS
PPE grant now available for people with cystic fibrosis
The grant of €100 per applicant is available from Cystic Fibrosis Ireland.
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Aug 4th 2020, 2:01 PM
# SUPPORTS
Pandemic Unemployment Payment extended - but some rates will be tapered from 17 September
The wage subsidy scheme will also be extended but the Taoiseach indicated a move away from supports towards greater employment.
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Jul 23rd 2020, 4:59 PM
# SUPPORTS
Paschal Donohoe: Wage subsidy scheme 'won't come to abrupt end'
The Finance Minister noted the ‘particular’ value of the scheme to government.
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Jul 3rd 2020, 9:10 AM
# lifting the lockdown
Taoiseach discusses lockdown exit and foreign travel restrictions with EC President
He briefed her on the gradual steps Ireland is taking to reopen its economy.
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May 17th 2020, 8:34 PM
# BUSINESS SUPPORTS
Businesses should plan for how they can reopen while adhering to social distancing rules, says minister
Another package of business supports will be announced shortly, said Minister Heather Humphreys.
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Apr 29th 2020, 5:43 PM
# SUPPORTS
More than 20,000 employers in Ireland have registered for the pandemic wage subsidy
Revenue generated the first tranche of payments to employers last Friday worth €5.1 million.
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Mar 30th 2020, 12:44 PM
# SUPPORTS
UK's Covid-19 support package includes three-month mortgage freeze and cash grants for small businesses
The package comes after the public was told to avoid all non-essential contact and travel.
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Mar 17th 2020, 10:55 PM
# Healthcare
'I thought I was crazy': Patients with rare diseases urge next government to deliver on supports
Around 6% of the population in Ireland is living with a rare disease such as PKU and cystic fibrosis.
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Feb 24th 2020, 3:46 PM
# SUPPORTS
Package of health support for former residents of Mother and Baby Homes announced
The report was submitted and discussed in Cabinet yesterday.
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Dec 20th 2019, 2:06 PM
# SUPPORTS
Leo Varadkar signed off on former Taoisigh special support plan four months after taking office
New documents obtained under FOI detail what would be involved in the supports.
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Dec 14th 2019, 12:05 AM
# Suicide
Call for special taskforce to Tallaght area after concerns about suicide deaths
Sinn Féin’s Sean Crowe says access to mental health care is ‘missing or thin on the ground’ in his constituency.
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Feb 11th 2018, 7:30 AM
# Schools
566 new resource teachers are on their way for children with special needs
Resource teachers are in addition to the mainstream class teacher.
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Apr 28th 2016, 10:30 PM
# Down syndrome
After a 10-year battle, children with 'mild' Down Syndrome are getting more support
But only as an interim measure.
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Mar 24th 2015, 6:27 PM
# rural ireland
Grants to Irish farmers will total €4bn over the next six years.
They include supports for being environmentally friendly and for investment.
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Jul 3rd 2014, 8:52 AM
# Barnardos
Improved mental health supports needed for Irish families
Barnardos said that of action isn’t taken, lasting damage could be inflicted on children and parents.
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Jun 19th 2014, 7:15 AM
# SUPPORTS
Lack of finance the biggest barrier to starting new businesses in Ireland, say entrepreneurs
Over one-in-two entrepreneurs surveyed believe the lack of finance options for start-ups was stifling the growth of new businesses.
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Mar 10th 2014, 7:30 AM
# Mental Health
The ‘defacto detained’: How voluntary patients can be held without review
Under the current Mental Health Act, while involuntary patients are entitled to a have their detention reviewed by a mental health tribunal, voluntary patients are not afforded the same rights.
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Jul 23rd 2013, 9:34 PM