Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 18 June 2025

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development

Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Free Legal Advice Centres

2:00 am

Photo of Catherine ArdaghCatherine Ardagh (Dublin South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Regarding the restrictive new conditions that are being imposed by the legislation, is there a precedent for this in other legislation? Is it saying that parties should have exercised their conjugal rights? Is that how far it is going? I am really flabbergasted by that.