Dáil debates
Wednesday, 6 December 2017
Social Welfare Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages
6:35 pm
Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source
I accept the decision. There is a serious flaw in the current legislation under which a widow with no children continues to receive the widow's pension, whereas a widow with children must transfer to jobseeker's allowance after two years of receiving the widow's pension. This is highly unfair.
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