Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I am doing what the Cathaoirleach has asked me to do. I hope Deputies appreciate that. Under the provisions of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2012, the qualifying age of the youngest child for the purpose of entitlement to one-parent family payments is due to decrease from 12 to ten years with effect from the beginning of January 2013 and from ten to seven years with effect from January 2014. The new section 14 provides for a deferral of these dates to the beginning of July 2013 and July 2014, respectively. Amendments Nos. 6 and 11 provide for a common reference in the new section 14 to the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2012, which is referred as the Act of 2012 for the purpose of this Bill.

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