Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

For a long time, as the Minister for Social Protection is aware, I have been making a case for the reform of the means testing of social welfare payments and how the system operates. Many of the provisions in that regard date back a long time and a lot of the disregards have not changed over time, although some have. I did very much welcome the setting up by the Minister of a review of means testing, which was initially promised by the end of last year. Will the Taoiseach or the line Minister outline when it is intended to publish this report and whether its recommendations will be considered in the context of this year's budget or if we will lose another year in bringing about vital and necessary reform?

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