Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 27 September 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection

General Scheme of the Social Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion

Photo of Denis NaughtenDenis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

If I may, Deputy Ó Cuív. Can Mr. Duggan explain how this new register will apply because I believe that this covers the issue which Deputy Ó Cuív is talking about which is people who do not fit into the criteria of the definitions which are there at the moment for carer's allowance, carer's benefit, carer's support grant and the domiciliary care allowance? This new register which Mr. Duggan has been talking about is a safety net, so can he explain to us how this new register will apply?

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