Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Socialist Party) | Oireachtas source

The results are now available regarding the changes in eligibility for the one-parent family payment which the Minister implemented.

Rather than supposedly supporting a return to work, the payment represents one of the most regressive swingeing anti-woman policies implemented by this Government. Would the Tánaiste agree, therefore, that instead of continuing with the transference of another 40,000 parents - overwhelmingly women - from this payment in July of this year, the cut should be reversed?

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