Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is great to see those who have emigrated coming home to start a family and take up work here after being abroad for a number of years. It is especially welcome to see young people, who had left, returning. When they do come home, if they do not have the required number of PRSI contributions if they have been in a country outside the EU, I accept the supplementary welfare allowance is available but there are difficulties in meeting the habitual residence requirements. I am not sure how long the supplementary welfare allowance can be paid, and I wonder if some additional measure could be examined to ensure a woman is supported to take a number of months off after having a child.

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