Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 12 October 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality
Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed)
Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party) | Oireachtas source
-----and bear them in mind when making decisions. If I were to point to one policy decision or piece of work that would be really meaningful for those families, it would be the removal of the pressure and responsibility on lone parents to look for maintenance. We should have a system that is more reliant on the State and the State should take some responsibility for supporting the parent and making sure they have legal access and reasonable access to that income.
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