Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I do not understand why that is the case. Perhaps the Deputy might come to me with the details and I will look into the matter. If they had worked, they should have a stamp; it is as simple as that.

I reassure the Deputy the timelines have not slipped. The commitment we made earlier this year was to address the anomaly, bring forward the legislation, invite people to be adjudicated on or assessed under the new model or the model under which they were being assessed and allow them to choose whether if they wanted to change to the new model. If they choose to move to the new model, the payment will be backdated to 26 March 2018, even though it will not be paid until quarter one of 2019.

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