Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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Therefore, it could form the basis of a whole other piece of work that really needs to be done from an all-island perspective. One of the main questions people have concerns what our tax and welfare systems will look like. This might be a job for everyone to do in the future.

My next question, on social welfare rates, is related more to the upcoming budget than the commission's specific recommendations. The Government relied heavily on one-off and therefore transitory social welfare lump payments in response to the events of the past two years and the high inflation. This will result in significant real-term cuts in social welfare rates in the years ahead. How do the delegates assess the situation? Do they agree it will need to be addressed in the upcoming budget?