Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 16 October 2024

Select Committee on Social Protection

Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Supplementary)

9:30 am

Photo of Heather HumphreysHeather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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That is fine and that is based on what we know, but there are people who say we should get rid of the means test altogether for carers. Based on current figures we reckoned that would cost €600 million. Then it could increase up to €2 billion based on the number of people who said they are in a caring role in the census.