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Ensuring financial security for older people

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CLARE Fine Gael General Election candidate Leonora Carey says that her party’s strategy of providing increased financial supports for older people will go a long way towards helping them with the cost of living. “Older people will be prioritised if Fine Gael is returned to government by ensuring their financial security through improved working-age payments…

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Clare pensioners and carers benefit from October bonus payment

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ALMOST 60,000 Clare people will benefit from the October bonus payment to pensioners, carers and people with disabilities, according to Clare Fine Gael General Election candidate Leonora Carey. “It’s the first of ten lump sum payments to help with the cost of living over the coming weeks which include a €300 payment for those in receipt…