Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Solidarity)
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I move amendment No. 28:

In page 20, after line 17, to insert the following: “Review of the provisions of this Act

19. The Minister shall, not later than 12 months after the commencement of this Act, carry out a review of the operation of this Act.”.

The amendment proposes a review of the operation of the Act when it is introduced because I foresee a lot of difficulties and hardship for people who will be excluded and would otherwise have been able to claim the widow's or widower's pension. I hope the Minister would agree this at the very least, given that he has ruled out many other proposals and has set his face against listening to organisations that deal with one parent families.