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Welcome to the Department of Social and Family Affairs

Minister Mary Hanafin T.D.

Mission Statement

Customer Action Plan 2009 - 2011

Customer Charter

What we do

Schemes and Services

• Birth, Children and Families
• Jobseeker Supports
• Pensions
• Illness, Disability and Caring
• Back To Education
• Death and Bereavement
• Dental, Optical and Hearing Benefits
• Free Travel
• Household Benefits
• Fuel Allowance
• Supplementary Welfare Allowance
• Personal Public Service Number

Looking for Information?

I am ...

• a parent
• unemployed
• a retired or an older person
• a carer
• a person with a disability or illness
• a widow or widower
• an immigrant
• an employee
• self-employed
• an employer
• a researcher or policy maker
• recently bereaved