Seanad debates
Tuesday, 25 March 2003
Finance Bill 2003 [ Certified Money Bill ] : Second Stage.
The Minister will recall that I expressed reservations about his individualisation proposals. He knows well that I am not one who often takes such action. I did not do so lightly, but I felt very strongly that we were not recognising the role of the homemaker adequately and that we were taking the wrong path. Thankfully, the Minister listened to those of us who had such reservations at the time, and some progress has been made since with the introduction of the homemaker's allowance. I am pleased that the Minister has seen fit to make changes, and we have a much fairer system as a result.
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