Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 20 October 2016

Public Accounts Committee

2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection
Chapter 9 - Regularity of Social Welfare Payments
Chapter 10 - Roll-out of the Public Services Card
Social Insurance Fund 2015

9:00 am

Photo of Shane CassellsShane Cassells (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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I appreciate that but I am just talking about the impact of the measure. Does Ms O'Donoghue feel that the impact is to drive a further wedge or have a detrimental impact because the National Youth Council has come out and spoken on behalf of young people? Is it driving young people further into poverty rather than helping them?