Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 20 September 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection

General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Child Maintenance and Liable Relatives) Bill 2023: Discussion

Mr. R?n?n Hession:

That is certainly our intention. We are trying to put in place supports that will help lone parents more generally, even outside of this particular Bill. We have introduced a raft of budget measures in terms of rates, disregards and other supports. One of our priorities as a Department is addressing the elevated poverty rates for lone parents, disabled people, etc. where there are clearly multiples of-----

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