Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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Question 132: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the Social Welfare Bill will be published. [10397/12]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The Social Welfare Act 2011, which was enacted on 19 December 2011, gave legislative effect to a number of social welfare measures arising from Budget 2012.

It will also be necessary to bring forward a further Social Welfare Bill to enact a number of other measures announced in Budget 2012, which are due to take effect early in 2012. This Bill will also provide for a range of other amendments to the social welfare code arising from policy, administrative or operational matters.

Work is currently underway on drafting the required legislative changes and it is envisaged that this Bill will be published towards the end of March 2012.