Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

Yesterday, the Taoiseach gave a master class in spin, dishonesty and plain old prejudice against lone parents in his response to questions on the impact of the cuts that the Minister has visited on lone parents since 2012 and that are planned with the discontinuation of the one-parent family payment this July. Despite what the Taoiseach said yesterday, is it not true that the Minister has reduced the incentives and benefits for lone parents who are working? Contrary to what the Taoiseach said, they have less incentive to work as a result of what the Minister has done to them.

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