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

I also have a few questions for Mr. Hession and the team. The child support payment went up €8 and €16, respectively. How many are in receipt of that payment at the moment? What does Mr. Hession think is the difference between that and an additional targeted child benefit payment? What would the difference be? I would say the child support payment is already targeted at the moment. It is a receipt of €50 per week or €68 per week depending on the age of the child. How would Mr. Hession differentiate that payment to what the Department is hoping to explore in the targeted child benefit payment going forward?