Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 24 April 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection
Impact of Means Testing on the Social Welfare System: Discussion
Dr. Joe Whelan:
Yes, and our current welfare system is very much wedded to labour market participation. There may be an opportunity to broaden what we mean by participation.
Maybe it does mean engaging in care work and caring for the national environment in order that, while there will remain these conditions, we will think more broadly about what they might be and might imply.
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