John Mckeon
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Jobpath scheme costs €11,000 per successful participant, TD says
- Social Affairs
- November 12, 2020, 18:16
The Government’s flagship activation scheme for the long-term unemployed was costing €11,000 per successful participant, the Public Accounts Committee(...)

Up to 400,000 may be unemployed by year-end, Covid-19 committee hears
- Politics
- June 16, 2020, 18:12
Up to 400,000 people may be unemployed in the State at the end of the year, the Oireachtas Covid-19 committee has been told. The secretary general of(...)

State ‘paying €1.60 on social welfare for every €1 raised in income tax’
- Irish News
- June 16, 2020, 00:43
For every euro the State is likely to raise in income tax this year it will pay out about €1.60 on social welfare, the Oireachtas committee on Covid-1(...)

Man who attacked shopkeeper with claw hammer jailed for 11 years
- Circuit Court
- December 13, 2019, 16:41
A robber who attacked a defenceless shopkeeper with a claw hammer leaving him with “life changing” injuries has been jailed for 11 years. John McKeon(...)

Public Service Card cost nears €68m as enforcement order ‘imminent’
- Politics
- October 24, 2019, 01:42
The cost of the public services card has risen to nearly €68 million, according to new information given to the Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC)(...)

Public services card: watchdog’s full report to be published today
- Politics
- September 17, 2019, 01:44
The Department of Social Protection will on Tuesday afternoon publish the full investigation by the State’s data protection watchdog into the controve(...)

Recognising great Irish innovation
- Sponsored
- July 3, 2019, 00:00
A system to monitor driver behaviour, a standards certification system for products which make claims in relation to allergens, and a programme to ena(...)

Irish company’s allergy programme not to be sneezed at
- Innovation
- June 20, 2019, 05:25
An Irish company is helping 60 million people in the US affected by asthma and allergies to live healthier, happier lives. The Dublin-based firm is li(...)

Privacy group alleges ‘grave breach’ of data regulation
- Irish News
- August 20, 2018, 18:23
A privacy rights group has alleged a “grave breach” of data protection legislation by the Department of Social Protection following changes made to a (...)

Number claiming old-age pension increases by two-thirds in 20 years
- Social Affairs
- July 20, 2017, 06:47
The number of elderly people in Ireland claiming State pensions has risen by two-thirds in 20 years, according to the Department of Social Protection.(...)