Lynn Ruane (Independent) | Oireachtas source

The expense is not taken into account when it comes to the threshold. This is something I have been looking at in relation to my child maintenance Bill when people are applying for child maintenance and there has been a breakdown in the family relationship. Child maintenance and those supports should look different if one has a child who needs different financial support in relation to, as someone mentioned, specialised clothes and shoes, and all those other extra learning aids that are needed.