The Minister for Social Protection has signalled that there will be a further one-off social welfare payment for vulnerable groups, but that it will not be as large as previous cost-of-living interventions announced before Christmas | Read more:
Heather Humphreys told RTÉ News that many people were experiencing financial difficulty and that her priorities would be"older people, people with disabilities, carers, and working families with children".
Those talks will be attended by Ms Humphreys, the Ministers for Finance, Public Expenditure and Coalition leaders. Minister for Social Protection @HHumphreysFG has signalled that there will be a further one-off social welfare payment for vulnerable groups, but that it will not be as large as previous cost-of-living interventions announced before Christmas | https://t.co/tsHNxtg0CG pic.twitter.com/DPSHanT9CZSpeaking on RTÉ's The Week in Politics, Fianna Fáil TD Dara Calleary defended the plan for reduced supports.
He said the overall response has been quite significant and that the €1bn euro of supports cannot be looked at in isolation.
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