Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 3:

In page 3, subsection (4), line 17, to delete “Section 13” and substitute “Sections 13, 15, 16 and 17"

Section 1(4) of the Bill as published provides that the measures contained in section 13 relating to the recovery of overpayments by deduction from weekly social welfare payments will be brought into effect by way of a commencement order. It is my intention to commence these provisions early in the new year. I am proposing three Committee Stage amendments to the Bill to provide for the deferral of the dates at which the age reductions for one parent family purposes will take effect from the beginning of January 2013 and January 2014 until the beginning of July 2013 and July 2014, respectively; an amendment to the household budgeting facility in the case of local authority accommodation; and the taking into account of Sundays for the purpose of determining entitlement for jobseeker's benefit and allowance. The changes to the one parent family payment will come into effect from the beginning of January 2013. The amendments to the household budgeting facility and changes to jobseeker's benefit and allowance in respect of Sunday working will be brought into force by way of commencement order. It is my intention to commence these provisions early in the new year.

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