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The Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton, has reassured people getting Jobseeker’s Benefit or Jobseeker’s Allowance from the Department of Social Protection that if they get temporary work over the Christmas period their Jobseeker’s payment will be reinstated without delay when they finish work.

Action has been demanded from the Education Minister following confirmation that almost 2,000 Mayo students are still waiting for their student grants to be processed.

Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Jobs Dara Calleary has said the latest Live Register figures show that the jobs crisis continues to deteriorate and that the Government’s jobs strategy is not working. Deputy Calleary has again appealed to the Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton not to make things worse by introducing a statutory sick pay scheme.

Mayo Deputy Michelle Mulherin has called on the Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton to conduct a Regulatory Impact Assessment on her proposals to place the financial burden of sick pay on employers for the first four weeks of illness.

Proposals to cut child benefit will push families further into poverty according to Sinn Féin councillor Rose Conway-Walsh.

Mayo Fine Gael TD John O’Mahony has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton, that eligibility reviews of children in receipt of the Domiciliary Care Allowance has been postponed pending the completion of a review of the scheme.

Fianna Fáil councillor Aengus O’Rourke has written to Minister Joan Burton calling on her to guarantee that all families entitled to the Back to School Allowance will receive the payment in advance of the new school term.

Galway-based SIPTU members have welcomed the decision of the Department of Social Protection (DSP) to partially restore material and training funding to Galway Community Employment Schemes. This decision will ensure schemes will remain open and continue to deliver vital services to local communities.

There must be a legal right to housing for all citizens of this State and this right must be enshrined in our Constitution, according to Fianna Fáil Galway East TD Michael Kitt.

A Castlebar councillor is calling for a halt to parking on footpaths by personnel involved in collecting cash from banks.