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Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Where is it written out?

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: To the committee even.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: That is what we were told previously. I understood that at the very least there were plans to have a transition a little like what is there for the lone parents. When the Minister of State says there is a relaxing of the rules, how is it relaxed if one still has to be available?

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: It is obviously not as sympathetic as, say, the transition jobseeker's payment for lone parents.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Can it be part-time work or does it have to be full-time work?

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: It would be the Oireachtas that would have ruled that out of order in accordance with Standing Orders. It would not be the Minister who ruled that out of order.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Yes.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: The Minister of State said that he will provide that.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Amendment No. 11 is out of order as it is a potential charge on the Exchequer. The amendment seeks to amend section 6 with regard to the definition of relevant age of a child in respect of entitlement to the one-parent family payment. The amendment provides for the restoration of the qualifying age for children from seven years of age to 12 years. This amendment could involve a charge on...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Do you wish say anything else on this section?

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: You were on the right section, but covered the two.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: If that happens and if members agree, we will suspend for a period of approximately 20 minutes. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Or vice versa.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Amendment No. 13 in the name of Deputy Ó Snodaigh has been ruled out of order as a potential charge on the Exchequer. His proposal that the family income supplement should be increased could involve a charge on the Exchequer and, therefore, the amendment must be ruled out of order in accordance with Standing Order 1563.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Amendment No. 14 was already discussed with amendment No. 4.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: The following amendments were all discussed together until I indicate otherwise.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Amendment No. 22 has not yet been discussed. Does the Minister of State need to outline anything in regard to it?

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Deputy Ryan wants to say something. There will be about five minutes and then we will have to suspend for about 25 minutes, to be safe.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: Yes. We will keep going until then, to get as much done as we can.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Joanna Tuffy: I will just check something first. The Topical Issue, I understand, is Topical Issue No. 2. It will just extend it to 40 minutes if we stop early, so we will give it another 15 minutes.