Should the dole be increased to 300 per week?

14dMoney · 23-09-2019 1:07pm #1

This would certainly help in destigmatizing the less fortunate.

suicide_circus · 23-09-2019 1:07pm

400

23-09-2019 1:08pm

500

jimmycrackcorm · 23-09-2019 1:09pm

599

MarkR · 23-09-2019 1:09pm

Sure let's make it an even grand.

El Tarangu · 23-09-2019 1:09pm

Two fiddy

The_Kew_Tour · 23-09-2019 1:09pm

sure look why not people who work, work for free and give all their money to the Dole lads

Fann Linn · 23-09-2019 1:10pm

Put it to Leo. He just loves any populist idea.

JeffKenna · 23-09-2019 1:11pm

Yes it should.

And Increase tax as well.

2Mad2BeMad · 23-09-2019 1:11pm

Ya definitely.
And let's make it the longer your on it the more you get.
Like a 5 or 10percent raise every year.

Yer Da sells Avon · 23-09-2019 1:12pm

No, but the money the government invests in figure-massaging schemes like Jobpath should be made directly available to people making a genuine effort to find work. €200 a week, or whatever it currently is, might be just about enough to sit at home all day, but it's not enough if you're making an effort to keep yourself employable and going for interviews all the time.

Padre_Pio · 23-09-2019 1:12pm

Fann Linn wrote: »

Put it to Leo. He just loves any populist idea.

I don't think you'll find much popularity for that idea.

bear1 · 23-09-2019 1:13pm

The more they increase the more the effect some people won't be bothering looking for work.

Gonad · 23-09-2019 1:14pm

As someone who has been on the dole i would have no problem increasing it by 100 Euro or more . That money could make a huge difference to people’s lives in their time of need .

Of course there are always the people who never work or can’t for whatever reason but always remember , it’s not these minority of people who have this country ruined . It’s the people with the money that have fecked up everything Ireland once stood for .

Bigbagofcans · 23-09-2019 1:14pm

I know a few people who are on the dole for genuine mental health issues. More money should be invested into these services.

corkboy38 · 23-09-2019 1:14pm

Double the Xmas bonus too.. set a maximum wage of 15 quid an hour while your at it and a mandatory €100 weekly donation from the workers to the dolers

Cork Trucker · 23-09-2019 1:15pm

This is gonna end well

noodler · 23-09-2019 1:15pm

Unaffordable for the state and completely skews the working motivation.

Next.

Yer Da sells Avon · 23-09-2019 1:16pm

Bigbagofcans wrote: »

I know a few people who are on the dole for genuine mental health issues. More money should be invested into these services.

In which case, they really shouldn't be on the dole. Getting harassed about their job-seeking activities probably isn't going to help their mental health.

freshpopcorn · 23-09-2019 1:19pm

Mod note
Closed due to the fact it's another original dole thread!

Should the dole be increased to 300 per week?

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