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The Department of Social Protection (Irish: An Roinn Cosanta Sóisialta) is a department of the Government of Ireland, tasked with administering Ireland's social welfare system. It oversees the provision of income support and other social services. It is led by the Minister for Social Protection.
All benefits are administered by the Department of Social Protection, [3] which is divided into two parts, the Aireacht which is responsible for "policy formulation, legislations and general administration" and Social Welfare Services which is responsible for the "day-to-day running and delivery of services" of the department. [4]
The Minister for Social Protection (Irish: An tAire Cosanta Sóisialta) is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Social Protection. The current Minister for Social Protection is Heather Humphreys. She is also Minister for Rural and Community Development. She is assisted by two Ministers of State:
The Personal Public Service Number (PPS Number or simply PPSN) (Irish: Uimhir Phearsanta Seirbhíse Poiblí, or Uimh. PSP) is a unique identifier of individuals in Ireland.It is issued by the Client Identity Services section of the Department of Social Protection, on behalf of Ireland's Minister for Social Protection.
The Minister of State at the Department of Social Protection is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Social Protection of the Government of Ireland who may perform functions delegated by the Minister for Social Protection. A Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank. There are currently two Ministers of State: [1]
A social welfare model is a system of social welfare provision and its accompanying value system. ... Ireland and Canada do provide, among other things, universal ...
The Commission on Social Welfare (CSW) was a commission in Ireland that from 1983 to 1986 reviewed social welfare in the country. [1] Social security policy between 1987 and 1994 was heavily influenced by the findings of the CSW. [2] The final report of the Commission recommended raising social welfare payments.
Health care in Ireland is delivered through public and private healthcare. The public health care system is governed by the Health Act 2004, [1] which established a new body to be responsible for providing health and personal social services to everyone living in Ireland – the Health Service Executive. The new national health service came ...