Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

There is a commitment in the programme for Government to expand eligibility for the back-to-education allowance. However, this allowance has been cut twice in the past two budgets. Will this commitment require legislation? If so, when can we expect to see it? There is also a commitment to examine the possibility of introducing legislation to allow the self-employed to be insured against unemployment or illness. What progress has been made on that legislation?

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