Noel Harrington (Cork South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

To qualify for the one-parent family payment, a person must work a minimum of 38 hours in a fortnight and a minimum of 19 hours per week. Does any flexibility apply in respect of this requirement? Clients of the one-parent family scheme who are returning to work need such flexibility. Could someone be excluded from the scheme on the basis that he or she works 21 hours in one week and 17 hours the following week?