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1,000 fewer people on Pandemic Unemployment in Galway this week

Briain Kelly - June 16, 2020 0

There are 1,000 fewer people in receipt of Pandemic Unemployment payments in Galway as of Monday than a week before according to the latest...

1,400 fewer people in Galway on Pandemic Unemployment this week

Briain Kelly - June 9, 2020 0

There are 1,400 fewer people on Pandemic Unemployment payments in Galway this week than last according to new figures. Data from the Department of Social...

Annual support grant paid to 6,000 Carers in Galway today

Michael Malone - June 4, 2020 0

The annual support grant of €1,700 has been paid to 114,000 people across the country, with 6,025 carers in Galway receiving the grant today. The...

Over 2,000 come off pandemic unemployment in Galway

Briain Kelly - June 3, 2020 0

Over 2,000 people came off Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment payments in Galway last week according to the latest figures. Data from the Department of Social Protection...

Decline in Pandemic Unemployment claims in Galway

Briain Kelly - May 11, 2020 0

The number of people claiming the €350 Pandemic Unemployment payment in Galway declined last week according to new figures released today. As of May 12...

32,000 people now on Pandemic Unemployment Payment in Galway

Briain Kelly - April 28, 2020 0

There are now 32,000 people in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment in Galway with the addition of 400 new people this week. In total...

Naughten denounces denying Covid-19 unemployment payments to people over 66

Briain Kelly - April 6, 2020 0

A Galway TD has denounced the fact that people over 66 are not included in the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment, saying the Dáil must...

Fuel allowance season extended by 4 weeks

Michael Malone - March 31, 2020 0

There will be a four week extension to the existing fuel allowance season for eligible customers due to the COVID-19 emergency. The current 28 week...

Hot school meals for students at three Galway schools

Briain Kelly - August 16, 2019 0

Students at three primary schools in Galway city and county will be getting hot school meals starting from September in a new pilot programme. Bushy...

Artists to benefit from new social welfare support

Briain Kelly - July 9, 2019 0

A pilot social welfare scheme for self employed artists is being permanently extended to a wider spectrum of the artistic community. Minister for Employment Affairs...

Community employment supervisors strike over pension claims

Briain Kelly - February 18, 2019 0

Dozens of community employment supervisors took to the picket lines in Galway today as part of a nationwide strike over pension benefits. A one-day strike...

New Bill to allow gay couples to use ‘parent’ on birth certificates

Michael Malone - January 14, 2019 0

Same sex couples will soon be allowed to use the word 'parent' on birth certificates of children born through donor-assisted births, when a new...

Over a thousand Galway dads get Paternity Benefits so far this year

Briain Kelly - November 5, 2018 0

Galway dads are taking greater advantage of the paternity benefits out there for them, with 1,133 fathers drawing the government's two week worth of...

Galway TD calls for vacancies on Tús and RSS schemes to be filled without delay

Michael Malone - September 23, 2018 0

All vacant places on Community Employment Scheme, the Tús Scheme and the Rural Social Scheme should be filled without delay, according to Galway West...

Govt needs to ramp up recruitment to Rural Social Scheme, says Galway TD

Michael Malone - June 13, 2018 0

The Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection must accelerate recruitment to the Rural Social Scheme, according to Galway West TD Éamon Ó Cuív. The...

Galway TD hits out at govt ‘spin machine’ after new child benefit proposals

Michael Malone - June 7, 2018 0

Galway East TD Anne Rabbitte has hit out at the government 'spin machine' which she believes has again caused concern and frustration for parents...

Pension reforms to benefit many people across Galway – Minister

Michael Malone - January 24, 2018 0

The Pension Reforms confirmed Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection Regina Doherty will significantly benefit many people in Galway, Mayo and the West...