Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 3:

In page 4, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following subsection:

"(3) The Minister shall establish an internal Departmental committee t assess the extent to which the amounts provided for in subsection (1) adequately meet or assist in meeting the costs of maintaining a child in the State.".

The amount of money it costs to maintain a child was debated on Second Stage. We have had various reports on child poverty and we still have children who are not getting a hot meal every day. This amendment seeks to set an amount which would adequately meet or assist in meeting the cost of maintaining a child.