Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 3 October 2012

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection

Policy to Minimise Unemployment: Discussion with Department of Social Protection

11:00 am

Photo of Mary MoranMary Moran (Labour)
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I am not a member of the committee, but I came when I heard that the representatives of Self-Employed Alliance Dundalk were attending. I add my voice to welcoming them.

Is there any possibility of providing the credit system? My husband is self-employed. I appreciate what the officials have said about posting the recent information to the website. However, more needs to be done to provide greater information for self-employed people. As has been pointed out, in the economic downturn when business goes bad we need a system in place for the self-employed to carry them over and make allowances.