Eoin Hayes (Dublin Bay South, Social Democrats)

I move amendment No. 6:

In page 7, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following: “(3) The Minister shall prepare and lay a report before both Houses of the Oireachtas on introducing a cost of disability payment, and the report shall be presented to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Social Protection within 6 months of the passing of this Act.”.

This relates to another commitment in the programme for Government on the cost-of-disability payment. I know this is something the Minister would like to see, and there is still some research to be done. For that reason, I would like to see a report on it brought to the committee.