POLITICS|executive power and public service|public administration
- an Roinn Gnóthaí Sóisialacha agus Teaghlaigh Tagairt Faomhadh an téarma seo mar chuid de Thionscadal Lex
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- Department of Social and Family Affairs | Department of Social Welfare , Department of Social, Community and Family Affairs
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- Sainmhíniú --- Tagairt "Department of Social and Family Affairs > About us > Department Overview > 2. The Work of the Department, http://www.welfare.ie/EN/AboutUs/Pages/dsfa_overview.aspx#2 (29.10.2009)"
- Nóta The Department formulates appropriate social protection policies and administers and manages the delivery of statutory and non-statutory schemes and services.The Department is responsible for the delivery of a range of social insurance and social assistance schemes including provision for unemployment, illness, maternity, caring, widowhood, retirement and old age. Payments are made to nearly 950,000 people each week with over 1.5 million people directly benefiting from those payments. The budget spend in 2002 was €9.52 billion.