Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Amendment No. 27, in the name of Deputy Ó Snodaigh, has been ruled out of order because it imposes a potential charge on the Exchequer as it proposes to increase payments. Amendment No. 28, in the name of Deputy O'Dea, has been ruled of out order. It proposes to delete section 4 of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2012 which provides for the application of the one-parent family payment for children depending on their age and the deletion of this section would have effect of restoring the one-parent family payment to its previous level, so it would be a charge on the Exchequer. Amendment No. 29, in the name of Deputy O'Dea, proposes that the fuel allowance would be available for 32 weeks of the year, which would be an additional cost to the Exchequer and, therefore, has been ruled of order. Amendment No. 30, in the name of Deputy O'Dea, proposes to increase the amount of profit per day which can be earned without having the day discounted as a day of employment and, therefore, not allowing the assistance to be claimed. This would increase the number of days on which people can access particular benefits or assistance and it would be a charge on the Exchequer and, therefore, has been ruled out of order.