Aindrias Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Minister originally envisaged contacting people in the autumn about setting out how it would impact on them. Has that date now moved or does she still intend to contact people even though the legislation might not be available until some time later? The other aspect is that people want to see how this will affect their individual situations and the different conditions attached to it, for example, the ten years that will be available for people to get stamps. Will they be defined in the legislation? Will people have to wait until the autumn to see that and to establish how it will affect them or will it be available much sooner? The date from which the payments will commence was originally set as the end of March this year. Is that date still firm? Perhaps the Minister will respond to those three points regarding the ten years, when she will contact people and the date in March.

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