John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

There is a commitment in the programme for Government, on page 135, to roll out a new working family payment to support low-income families. There has been very little talk of it since the general election, when it was a key pillar of the campaign. There seemed to be a lot of information given and it was indicated that the payment would be rolled out in 2018 at a cost of €60 million. There was a public consultation process which only finished at the end of March. There has been very little information since then. Can the Taoiseach commit to the roll-out of the new working family payment in 2018? Is it intended to use the payment as a replacement for the family income supplement, FIS? Can the Taoiseach indicate clearly what stage of the process this measure has reached?

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