Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)

I move amendment No: 11:

In page 6, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following subsection:

"(4) The Principal Act is amended by inserting the following new sections:

178B.—(1) This section applies to a person who—

(a) immediately before 27 April 2011 was in receipt of oneparent

family payment, and

(b) would have continued to receive that payment—

(i) immediately after 26 April 2011 but for the fact that

the youngest child attained the age of 14 years before 27 April 2011,

or

(ii) on or after 27 April 2011 but for the fact that the

youngest child has attained the age of 14 years on or after 27 April 2011.

(2) A person to whom this section applies shall, subject to

subsection (3), continue to be entitled to the payment referred to in subsection (1) as follows:

(a) during the period commencing on 27 April 2011 and

ending on 2 January 2013, until the youngest child

attains the age of 18 years;

(b) during the period commencing on 3 January 2013 and

ending on 1 January 2014, until the youngest child

attains the age of 17 years;

(c) during the period commencing on 2 January 2014 and

ending on 31 December 2014, until the youngest child

attains the age of 16 years.

(3) For the purposes of this section one-parent family payment

shall, subject to subsection (4), continue to be paid to a person to

whom this section applies where—

(a) the youngest child has attained the age of 18 years and

has not attained the age of 22 years, and

(b) that youngest child is receiving full-time education as

may be prescribed.

(4) For the purposes of subsection (3), one-parent family

payment shall be paid to a person to whom this section applies

until the end of the academic year which commences in 2012 and

which applies to such course of full-time education, as may be

prescribed, which that youngest child is receiving.

(5) This section shall cease to have effect on 31 December 2014.

178C.—(1) This section applies to a person who—

(a) becomes entitled to one-parent family payment during

the period commencing on 27 April 2011 and ending

on 2 May 2012,

(b) immediately before 3 May 2012 is in receipt of that

payment, and

(c) would have continued to be entitled to receive that

payment—

(i) immediately after 2 May 2012 until the date on

which the youngest child attained the age of 14

years, but for the fact that the youngest child

attained the age of 12 years before 3 May 2012, or

(ii) on or after 3 May 2012 until the date on which the

youngest child attained the age of 14 years, but for

the fact that the youngest child has attained the age

of 12 years on or after 3 May 2012.

(2) A person to whom this section applies shall continue to be

entitled to the payment referred to in subsection (1) as follows:

(a) during the period commencing on 3 May 2012 and

ending on 2 January 2013, until the youngest child

attains the age of 14 years;

(b) during the period commencing on 3 January 2013 and

ending on 1 January 2014, until the youngest child

attains the age of 12 years;

(c) during the period commencing on 2 January 2014 and

ending on 31 December 2014, until the youngest child

attains the age of 10 years.

(3) For the purposes of this section nothing in subsection (2)

shall affect the entitlement of a person to whom this section

applies to continue to be entitled to one-parent family payment

until the youngest child attains 16 years, where that child is a child

in respect of whom a payment under Chapter 8A of Part 3 is in

payment.

(4) This section shall cease to have effect on 31 December 2014.

178D.—(1) Where a person has—

(a) been in receipt of one-parent family payment for a

period of 52 consecutive weeks and is disqualified for

receipt of that payment by virtue of—

(i) having gross weekly earnings in excess of the

amount specified in section 173(3), or

(ii) participation in a scheme administered by the

Minister and known as Back to Education

Allowance,

and

(b) but for that disqualification the person would be entitled

to that one-parent family payment,

the person shall again become entitled to that payment at the

expiration of the disqualification subject to, and in accordance

with—

(i) section 178B, in the case of a person who first

became entitled to one-parent family payment

before 27 April 2011, or

(ii) section 178C, in the case of a person who first

became entitled to one-parent family payment

during the period commencing on 27 April 2011

and ending on 2 May 2012.

(2) This section shall cease to have effect on 31 December 2014.

178E.—(1) Where—

(a) a person made a claim for one-parent family payment

before 27 April 2011 and the claim had not been fully

determined by that date, and

(b) that person would have been entitled to that payment but

for the fact that the youngest child had attained the age

of 14 years before 27 April 2011,

the entitlement of that person to that payment shall be determined

in accordance with section 178B.

(2) Where—

(a) a person made a claim for one-parent family payment

before 3 May 2012 and the claim had not been fully

determined by that date, and

(b) that person would have been entitled to that payment but

for the fact that the youngest child attained the age of

12 years before 3 May 2012,

the entitlement of that person to that payment shall be determined

in accordance with section 178C.".".

(5) Section 178A of the Principal Act is amended by deleting subsections (6), (6A), (7), (8), (9) and (10).".

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