Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 18 June 2025

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development

Effect of Child-related Benefits on Child Poverty and Deprivation: ESRI

2:00 am

Photo of Catherine ArdaghCatherine Ardagh (Dublin South Central, Fianna Fail)
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The statistics and the research the ESRI has done show how important the in-cash child benefit model is. This is a position paper, a research paper. How quickly do witnesses think this can be introduced? Is there draft legislation? I know they have to work with the Minister, but it seems like something we have to prioritise as a matter of urgency.