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Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)

John Curran: Amendments Nos. 5 to 7, inclusive, will be discussed together.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)

John Curran: The amendment has also been tabled in the name of Deputy Denise Mitchell. Does she wish to speak to it?

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)

John Curran: The Minister said he would prefer not to state in legislation that he had to lay a report, and he offered to bring a report to the committee. It is up to the members to reflect on this as the Minister replies.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)

John Curran: We will deal with the amendment as on the agenda. I take the Deputy's point.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)

John Curran: Colleagues-----

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)

John Curran: We are due to suspend very shortly. If we can conclude this piece very quickly, we will do so.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)

John Curran: What about amendment No. 6?

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)

John Curran: Yes.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)

John Curran: That is a matter for Report Stage.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)

John Curran: I will allow Deputy Brady to make a brief response before we suspend the meeting.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)

John Curran: I ask the Deputy to stay with this part.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)

John Curran: I need to suspend the meeting.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)

John Curran: The Deputy can come back to some of those issues in a moment. The specific amendment before the House relates to lone parents. The other issues will be discussed during the course of the day. We are going to suspend now because we have to vacate the Chamber. Before we do so, we should dispose of amendments Nos. 5 and 6, which the Minister has indicated his willingness to accept.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)

John Curran: The select committee will resume its consideration of the Bill at 2 p.m. in Committee Room 4.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)

John Curran: Before I go to the Minister, are there any other Deputies who wish to contribute on section 12?

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)

John Curran: As nobody else wishes to contribute on section 12, I invite the Minister to respond.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)

John Curran: I thank the Minister.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)

John Curran: Amendment No. 7 on a new section 13 to require an annual child poverty report. It was discussed with-----

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)

John Curran: Is the Minister happy to accept the amendment?

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2016)

John Curran: That is amendment No. 7, which has been discussed previously, but we have reached the point at which the amendment must be dealt with. Before I put the amendment, the Minister-----