James O'Connor (Cork East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate the response. This is an important issue that has been raised by the Citizens Information Board. It was highlighted that the working-age payments scheme should be based on the working family payment model, whereby a person receives a payment based on a percentage of the difference between his or her income and the specified threshold for his or her family type. However, the board also pointed out how crucial and important the administration of the working-age payment is, given the difficulties regularly reported by CIS clients. I appreciate the information the Minister brought before the House. It is important that clarification is brought. It is a matter we discussed previously. This comes up in conversations in my constituency office, as it does for other Deputies. I look forward to working with the Minister on issues around this and other employment matters that may come up before the relevant Oireachtas committees, including the employment committee. If he can give further information in his supplementary response, I would appreciate it.

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