Domiciliary Care Allowance is currently paid at a rate of € 340.00 per month. The payment is not means tested and is made to the parent or guardian of a child under 16 who as … Read More
MOTHER AND BABY REDRESS SCHEME GUIDANCE: APPLICATIONS, BENEFITS, REFUSALS AND APPEALS.
Applications to the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme can be made from 20th March 2024. The benefits under the Mother and Baby redress scheme include, a general payment, a work-related payment and health supports. … Read More
HSE Service Statement Complaints Procedure
HSE SERVICE STATEMENT COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE: TIMEFRAMES FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES: LEGAL RIGHTS AND REMEDIES. The recent High Court decision confirmed that a service statement must set out the timeframes for the provision of services … Read More
Assessment Of Needs
HSE ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS AND WAITING TIMES: COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE AND LEGAL REMEDIES. It is open to a person to submit a complaint in respect of the contents of their assessment of needs or service statement … Read More
Contesting A Will
CONTESTING A WILL ? RECENT CASELAW AND WILL CHALLENGES. When considering contesting a will, it is open to a party to a number of grounds including; contesting a Will on the basis that the Will … Read More
HOUSING ALLOCATIONS
HOUSING ALLOCATIONS: APPLICATIONS FOR SOCIAL HOUSING SUPPORT, MEDICAL PRIORITY AND APPEALS. Dublin City Council’s housing allocations report in January 2023 recorded 12,247 eligible applicants on the list for social housing support. Further figures outlined that … Read More
RETIREMENT AGE & DISCRIMINATORY DISMISSAL
A recent case of the Workplace Relations Commission in a Cleaner v A Cleaning Company ADJ-00026820 addresses the issue of age-based discriminatory treatment in the context of a discriminatory dismissal. The claimant alleged that her employment with … Read More
MOTHER AND BABY HOMES: HISTORY, ADOPTION, REDRESS & RECOMMENDATIONS
The Report issued by the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation (“the report”) contains 38 chapters which details the commission’s investigation into the mother and baby homes and the county homes which operated within … Read More
REDUNDANCY AND SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS: INDEPENDENT LEGAL ADVICE AND INFORMED CONSENT
Redundancy and settlement agreements were the focus of a recent Labour Court ruling in Keelings Retail Unlimited Company and Wasim Haskiya UDD2023. The case highlights the importance of seeking independent legal advice prior to signing a settlement agreement. … Read More
Critical Illness Protocol And Extended Paid Sick Leave: Legal Rights And Remedies
The Critical Illness Protocol is available to employees who become critically ill and because of that illness require an extended period of sick leave. The Civil Service HR Policy Division published a Critical Illness Protocol … Read More