Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 17 November 2016
Select Committee on Social Protection
Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage
10:00 am
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
I am advised by my officials that the Deputy is correct. References to the bereavement grant remain in the Bill, but it is not a live scheme. I guess one might say the Bill still makes legislative provision for it, but the payment is zero. We will retain the provision in law in order that the payment may be restored in the future.
No comments