Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 5 December 2012

Committee on Jobs, Social Protection and Education: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection

Estimates for Public Services 2012
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection (Supplementary)

11:40 am

Photo of Joan BurtonJoan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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That is a function of the family circumstances of the individual. If somebody is going back to education, there may be different numbers of children or a dependent spouse if the person in question is the principal for social welfare purposes. As a consequence, there is a variation depending on family circumstances.