Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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No, we would not, and Deputy Ó Cuív is correct that quite a number of those who were denied access to this payment would have been eligible for the one-parent family payment. The cohort affected and the cost involved are quite marginal.

I thank the witnesses for their time this evening. I thank FLAC for the advocacy work it does on an ongoing basis, working with many of our constituents and many people who have to deal with the social welfare system and for taking cases such as this that ensure the law reflects what should be set out in it based on our Constitution.