Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The purpose of this part of the meeting is to discuss the one-parent family payment and the challenge of bringing children up without the support of a partner. During 2015 changes to the payment were announced and today we have an opportunity to consider issues arising in respect of the scheme. I am pleased to welcome Mr. Stuart Duffin and Ms Karen Kiernan from One Family, Ms Louise Bayliss and Ms Leah Speight from Single Parents Acting for the Rights of Children and the delegation from the Department of Social Protection. There will be three presentations and the time available for these will be capped at seven minutes each. I ask those making the presentations to try to adhere to the time limits.