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# child-benefit - Saturday 11 May, 2013
Fine Gael TDs on Twitter and free GP care : The week’s news skewed
Breaking via The Mire wire: Leinster House goes wild photocopying arses, free GP care for healthy citizens, and FG TDs insult each other for Twitter practice.
# child-benefit - Friday 8 March, 2013
€669 million saved through social welfare control measures in 2012
Jobseeker’s benefit was the only payment that had a lower rate of suspected fraud than departmental error.
# child-benefit - Tuesday 26 February, 2013
Oireachtas agenda: Flooding, Magdalenes and child benefit
Joan Burton discusses her stance on a possible two-tier child benefit system in the Seanad today.
# child-benefit - Thursday 21 February, 2013
New child benefit will hurt poorer families, says Vincent de Paul
The recommended two-tier child benefit system will worsen the situation of families who are already struggling, the charity said.
# child-benefit - Wednesday 20 February, 2013
Column: It’s easy for ministers on high salaries to ignore the importance of child benefit
An across-the-board cut to child benefit was not a good move – but ministers on big salaries are removed from the realities of the man on the street, Nessa Toale writes.
The 5 at 5: Wednesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
Only 61pc of families to receive full child benefit payments under new proposals
The two-tier system, as recommended by the Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare, would contain both a universal and a selective payment.
The 9 at 9: Wednesday
Good morning. Here are nine things to know as you start your day.
# child-benefit - Saturday 16 February, 2013
The 9 at 9: Saturday
Good morning. Here are nine things to know before you start your day.
# child-benefit - Tuesday 1 January, 2013
Budget 2013: what measures kick in today
Child benefit cuts, respite carer grant cuts and motor tax increases.
# child-benefit - Wednesday 19 December, 2012
The 5 at 5: Wednesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
# child-benefit - Sunday 16 December, 2012
Seanad vote could delay Budget’s welfare cuts by three months
At least one Labour senator says he may vote against the Social Welfare Bill. One more defect could defeat the government.
# child-benefit - Saturday 15 December, 2012
Keaveney criticises ‘cynicism’ of ministers over his voting against government
The Labout TD said ministers and party members were attempting to distract from problematic issues in the budget.
# child-benefit - Friday 14 December, 2012
Gilmore hints at plan to remove Keaveney as Labour chair
The Labour Leader says it isn’t “tenable” to have a party Chairman outside of the parliamentary ranks.
# child-benefit - Thursday 13 December, 2012
Keaveney “determined” to remain Labour party chairman
The Labour TD described the budget as a “conflict of ideologies” and said the issue was one of proportionality with Labour making up only one third of government.
Poll: Do you agree with proposed cuts to child benefit?
TDs vote today on whether to lower the monthly payment for the first three children to €130. How would you vote?
# child-benefit - Wednesday 12 December, 2012
Social Welfare Bill passes in Dáil, moves to committee stage
The bill includes cuts to the Respite Care Grant and child benefit as well as an increase in PRSI contributions.
# child-benefit - Tuesday 11 December, 2012
Pictures: 300 carers picket Leinster House over Budget cuts
The Carers Association said they will continue to keep the pressure on the government because carers cannot afford the cuts.
# child-benefit - Sunday 9 December, 2012
Labour chair still hoping Budget cut to child benefit can be reversed
“I think it is and it has to be,” Labour TD Colm Keaveney said when asked whether child benefit was still up for negotiation in the Budget.
# child-benefit - Saturday 8 December, 2012
Sinn Féin publishes motion of no confidence in government
Gerry Adams said the coalition parties have “broken their contract with the electorate”.
# child-benefit - Friday 7 December, 2012
The 9 at 9: Friday
Good morning! Here’s what you need to know as you kick off your Friday.
# child-benefit - Thursday 6 December, 2012
The Evening Fix…now with added dogs who can drive
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
Labour TDs meet with Burton in last-ditch bid to stop child benefit cuts Exclusive
Two Dublin TDs want to stop the government from cutting child benefit – but if they can’t, will they vote against the Budget?
Budget 2013: Here’s what the experts had to say about it
From property tax to child benefit cuts to the motor industry, we asked the experts what they thought about Budget 2013. Here’s what they had to say.
# child-benefit - Wednesday 5 December, 2012
Budget 2013: Breakdown of changes to social welfare payments
Cuts to the child benefit rate is causing anxiety this evening, along with a range of other newly-announced changes.
FLASHBACK: Eamon Gilmore says Labour won’t cut child benefit
The general election campaign seems like a long time ago now…
Budget 2013: here’s what will affect the children
Child Benefit has been cut by €10 for the first child but up to €20 for the subsequent children.
# child-benefit - Sunday 2 December, 2012
Older people could delay paying property tax until they die – Burton
The Social Protection minister says a range of ‘easy-pay options’ are being considered for payment of the property tax.
# child-benefit - Saturday 1 December, 2012
Budget 2013: Four days to go, here is the speculation so far
The Budget is days away and though there has been fewer leaks than last year there’s plenty of speculation. This is what we can expect on Wednesday… definitely, maybe.
# child-benefit - Friday 30 November, 2012
Poll: Should child benefit be cut by €10?
Reports suggest the government is planning to cut child benefit from €140 to €130 per month. What do you think – good idea? Bad idea?
Budget 2013: Children’s groups hit out at likely €10 cut to child benefit
Various reports indicate that child benefit will be cut from €140 to €130 per child in next week’s Budget.
# child-benefit - Thursday 29 November, 2012
The 9 at 9: Thursday
Here’s the nine stories you need to know as you start your day.
# child-benefit - Friday 19 October, 2012
Joan Burton the most popular of the high-profile ministers
A new poll has also revealed that voters are in support of means testing child benefit payments.
# child-benefit - Tuesday 2 October, 2012
The 5 at 5: Tuesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
Cabinet has not discussed possible child benefit cut – Kenny
Enda Kenny says a report outlining a possible ‘two tier’ child benefit system have not yet been brought to cabinet.
# child-benefit - Monday 1 October, 2012
The Evening Fix…now with added gecko tongue
The things we learned, loved and shared today.
Report on cutting child benefit being ‘considered’ by Burton
Fianna Fáil wants Social Protection Minister Joan Burton to honour a pre-election promise and say that child benefit will not be cut in the forthcoming budget.
Poll: Should child benefit be cut?
A new report says that if the basic rate of child benefit was cut to €100, it would save €200 million annually.
Report recommends child benefit be cut to about €100 per month
A so-called “two tier” child benefit system, recommended by an advisory group to the Social Protection Minister, would see child benefit payments cut to about €100 per month.
# child-benefit - Wednesday 5 September, 2012
‘Fantasy budget’ survey shows Irish adults want child benefit means tested
Most Irish adults would introduce means testing for child benefit as well as a value-based property tax if they had control of this year’s Budget.
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