Marie Moloney (Labour)
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I welcome the witnesses and thank Ms Kennedy for her presentation. I have been involved for quite a while in the campaign for benefits for the self-employed, many of whom are struggling. I am speaking in this regard not of people who own large companies but about small contractors such as plumbers, carpenters and mechanics and so on who are getting only minimal amounts of work. It is hoped the situation will change in due course. We are where we are and need to deal with the situation.

Reference was made to class S contributions, under which the bereavement grant is no longer available owing to budgetary changes. Ms Kennedy, when speaking about class S contributions, did not mention the orphan's benefits. I presume it is still available under class S.