Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 29 November 2023

Select Committee on Social Protection

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Committee Stage

Photo of Heather HumphreysHeather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I accept that. We can include in the report whether changes can be done quickly. If I can do something quickly at very little cost, I am happy to do it. Sometimes, small changes can make a big difference. I brought in a change that we called Catherine's law, which was named for a girl in the west who had a disability and had won a scholarship, which meant she would lose her payment. We were able to allow her to keep the payment and continue her studies. It certainly improved her situation and her prospect of getting into full-time employment and eventually getting off the payment. Those sorts of changes help people.

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