Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I do not want to create an expectation that the Department will not be able to meet. While I understand where people are at, our hands our tied to the 22 January 2024 judgment date. However, there are other supports that we may be in a position to make available to families in this situation and we will look at those. However, in relation to the specific payment and backdating, I am looking at 22 January 2024 as the judgment date. I would like to engage with people around this but people have been through enough without having to respond to a false expectation. If there are cases, we will look at them and at other potential supports.

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