Sheila Terry (Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 20:

In page 4, before section 4, to insert the following new section:

"4. The Minister shall, as soon as may be, after the passing of this Act prepare and lay before both Houses of the Oireachtas a report on the impact of the discontinuation of the transitional half rate payment for lone parents where a recipient of the One Parent Family Payment takes up employment where earnings are in excess of the upper threshold of €239 per week.".

Will the Minister outline how many people have been affected by the removal of this benefit and the saving it has afforded the State?