Alex White (Dublin South, Labour) | Oireachtas source

It is not. It is the complete opposite and absolutely straightforward, if the Deputy will bear with me. If the Houses pass the legislation, we will give eligibility to children aged five years and under. If and when we extend it, which I very much hope will be soon and substantially, it will be the Members of the Dáil and the Seanad who will do it, not the Minister. The Deputy may smile, but I think she knows I am right.

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