John Paul O'Shea (Cork North-West, Fine Gael)

Finally, on the proposal for a second child benefit scheme, the ordinary child benefit payment is €140 per month, which is €1,600 per year. Added to that is the child support payment, which is €50 for children under 12 and more than €60 for children over 12. How does the ESRI envisage a second tier child benefit payment would fit in with all of those schemes? I refer not just to child benefit itself but the child support payment, working family payment and so on. How would a second payment fit in with those schemes?