Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 16 July 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform

Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed)

2:30 pm

Mr. Robin Hanan:

It must be examined. We have made more detailed proposals on how the hourly and daily rate can be reconciled without throwing the burden back on the State, which also happens in the context of the family income supplement, where the State takes up much of the slack when people work part time. The existing payments, as well as having genuinely seeking work and available for work requirements, also have income thresholds in place. The income threshold-----