Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Yes, that is what all the research tells us. To be clear, I am not saying this will add to inflation. That is the answer we are being provided with. Does Social Justice Ireland have any truck with the argument that making payments universal speeds up the time it takes to get the money to people? I am not talking about the administrative costs of means-testing but the ability of the State to get that money into people's accounts in October or November.