The Social Protection Minister hopes new legislation to secure unemployment benefits for Clare’s fire-fighters will law by the summer.
Yesterday it emerged that Joan Burton was taking steps to ensure that the county’s retained fire officers don’t lose their on-call top up payments if they aren’t in a position to take up full time work- because its not close to the fire station.
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The issue has particularly affected fire fighters in Clare with a number of them currently appealing the removal of their benefits.
Minister Joan Burton told Clare FM she hopes to have the new legislation in place within months
