COMMENT: Pensions will be a leadership test for Leo Varadkar
Rent supplement rise has reduced room for manoeuvre, writes Michael Brennan
Social Protection Minister Leo Varadkar has made tackling the lack of social welfare cover for the self-employed his political priority. That makes sense in a country which is trying to encourage entrepreneurship.
And Varadkar has little to lose because it boils down towhether the self-employed are prepared to pay more PRSI to fund the extra benefits. And they have to agree to a mandatory system. If they turn down that offer, he can ...
