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

Can I ask a question on that? The amendment in my name is ruled out of order because it is deemed to create a charge on the Exchequer. However, yesterday, during Question Time, the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection informed me that this was the law already and that people who reach the age of 65 do not have to prove that they are actively seeking work to get their jobseeker's allowance or benefit. If my amendment represents what exists already, how can it constitute a charge on the Exchequer?

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