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Publications
This section contains publications in relation to the Departments various policy areas and includes general policy documents, Value for Money and policy review publications as well as green and white papers.
This section contains the outputs from the Departments research programmes including the Families Research Programme
This section contains the Annual Output Statements and details of the reviews carried out by the Department under the the Value for Money and Policy Review initiative (formerly the Expenditure Review Initiative). The value for Money and Policy Review Guidelines can be viewed here (PDF).
This section contains the Departments corporate publications including Customer Charter, Annual Reports, Statements of Strategy and sets out how we work as a Department including Progress Reports on Implementation of the Public Services Agreement 2010-2014.
This section contains the statistical and information reports published by the Department
Legislation
This section contains some of the legislation relevant to the Department. For the full range of legislation please go to 'www.irishstateutebook.ie' or 'www.oireachtas.ie'
This section contains the Regulatory Impact Analysis reports prepared by the Department.
This Section contains the Operational Guidelines (Formerly called Freedom of Information or FOI Guidelines) which set out in detail the rules, procedures practices, guidelines and interpretations in relation to the schemes administered by this Department. This is reuired under Section 16 of the Freedom of Information Act
Section 15 of the Freedom of Information Act requires that a guide be prepared containing a general description of the structure of the Department, its functions, a description of the records it holds and the way in which customers can get access to the information held.
This section contains the Budget Factsheets for the current and previous years.
This section provides an in-depth, user friendly guide to European Union (EU) Regulations 1408/71 and 574/72. These Regulations govern the social security rights of people living and working in the EU by co-ordinating the rights of migrant workers moving within the European Union.
This section contains the Ministers Press Releases and Speeches as well as Government Press Office contact information.