Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Amendment No. 2 has been ruled out of order. Deputy O'Dea wanted to insert a provision that the Minister for Social Protection shall review all expenditure reductions resulting in a reduction in a rate of payment with a view to restoring those payments to their previous levels and bring forward a report. If accepted, the amendment would introduce a statutory imperative on the Minister to restore the payments to previous levels and this involves a potential charge on the Exchequer and must be ruled out of order in accordance with Standing Order 156(3).