Dara Calleary
IrelandpoliticianMaleb. 19775.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Dara Calleary is an Irish politician and member of the Fianna Fáil party, currently serving as the Minister for Social Protection. He has been in the news recently due to his department's decision to require staff to return to the office for a minimum of two days a week, which has sparked a response from trade unions advocating for blended working arrangements.
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Dara Calleary, the Minister for Social Protection and the Gaeltacht, expressed his dissatisfaction with the lack of plans for new Irish-language schools.
Coalition row looms with no new Irish-language schools planned to open until 2032 – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-06-01
Minister for the Gaeltacht Dara Calleary will publish the plan for the Irish Language in public services.
Cabinet set to approve €1bn fund to ‘unlock’ delays in new housing schemes – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-01-20
Minister for Social Protection Dara Calleary is due to take Parliamentary Questions in the Dáil.
Denmark expands military presence in Greenland amid transatlantic megaphone diplomacy – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-01-15
Minister for Social Protection Dara Calleary has introduced last minute rules mandating minimum contributions to occupational pensions schemes from January.
Calleary blocks employers looking to sidestep pension auto-enrolment for their workers – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-24
Dara Calleary is a Cabinet member who indicated support for Micheál Martin.
Is Micheál Martin’s Fianna Fáil leadership at risk? We asked the party’s TDs – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-20
Dara Calleary is among the ministers who backed Micheál Martin's continued leadership.
Rebellion against Micheál Martin’s leadership quelled but opposition remains – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-18
Minister for Social Protection Dara Calleary promised to bring forward legislation to prevent businesses from circumventing auto-enrolment rules.
Accounting body raises GDPR concerns over employer portal – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-09
Dara Calleary is the Minister for Social Protection involved in designing a digital wallet linked to MyGovID.
Could Ireland follow Australia and ban under-16s from social media? – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-06
Minister for Social Protection Dara Calleary announced payment arrangements for long-term welfare recipients.
Christmas bonus welfare payments to be paid to 1.5m people this week – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-01Dara Calleary is the Minister for Social Protection who has said he will introduce legislation to close off loopholes in pension schemes.
a plan which has to work – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-11-26
Minister for Social Protection, Dara Calleary, is now looking to rush through legislation to close a perceived loophole.
Minister promises urgent action to stop employers forcing staff into inferior pension schemes – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-11-20Dara Calleary was coached by Ivan Yates in 2022 when he was a backbench TD.
Ivan Yates gave media coaching to Taoiseach, Jim Gavin and five other Fianna Fáil ministers – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-11-03
Minister for Rural and Community Development Dara Calleary handed out awards to winners across several categories.
Carrick-on-Shannon in Co Leitrim named Tidy Towns winner for 2025 – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-10-24
Dara Calleary is mentioned as one of the potential successors to Micheál Martin.
Jim O’Callaghan will bide his time, but the great game is on – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-10-11
Minister for Social Protection Dara Calleary will be hoping children in consistent poverty and disabled people will feel the greatest uplift.
How will welfare changes affect children in poverty, pensioners, single parents? – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-10-07The Minister for Social Protection Dara Calleary tells us that the second tier of child benefit is 'something that we are looking at within the department'.
What’s another year to a hungry two-year-old? – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-10-07
Minister for Social Protection Dara Calleary has been pushing for €12.
Third-level student fees ‘to be cut by €500 permanently in Budget’ – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-10-06
Dara Calleary is the social protection minister who is seeking an increase in welfare rates.
Six key points to watch out for in a politically explosive event – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-10-04
Minister for Social Protection Dara Calleary has been pushing for a €12-a-week increase in core welfare payments.
Doubts over €12-a-week welfare hike in budget as personal tax cuts ruled out – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-10-04Dara Calleary appears to have a fight on his hands just to match the increase in weekly social welfare payments.
Next presidential election TV debate should be a decidedly more lively affair – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-10-04
Minister for Social Protection Dara Calleary has been pushing for €12-per-week social welfare increases as internal Government budget talks continue.
€400 energy credit, welfare increases and cut to high-earner tax credit among Social Democrats’ proposals – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-10-01
Minister for Social Protection Dara Calleary is expected to seek an increase in core welfare payments.
What we know so far about October’s package? – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-27Dara Calleary is the Mayo TD in charge of Connacht.
The campaign teams behind the Irish presidential election candidates – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-26
Minister for Social Protection Dara Calleary is expected to push for an increase in the child-support payment.
Norma Foley to consider relief proposals for parents paying highest creche fees – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-25Dara Calleary is the Minister for Social Protection who will receive a report on nutritional standards within the school meals scheme.
How does French and Irish food for pupils compare? – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-24
Dara Calleary said work on the detail of such a scheme has been done by his department but will not be complete in time for this year’s budget.
Second-tier child benefit payments will not arrive for Budget 2026, says Minister – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-14
Dara Calleary, the Minister for Rural, Community Development and the Gaeltacht, visited Inis Oírr to confirm funding for a new pier.
High seas and unsafe piers force families to abandon west-coast island for school term – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-13
A number of Fianna Fáil TDs and Ministers have already declared their support for the Dubliner, including Dara Calleary Minister for Social Protection.
Taoiseach confirms endorsement of Jim Gavin for president – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-08-30
Dara Calleary is the Minister for Social Protection who is concerned about the rising number of disability payments.
Rising number of neurodivergent children on disability payments prompts welfare dependency fears – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-06-30
Dara Calleary is the Minister for Social Protection who is concerned about the rising number of disability payments.
Rising number of neurodiverse children on disability payments prompts welfare dependency fears – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-06-30