Seanad debates

Tuesday, 16 December 2008

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Committee and Remaining Stages

 

3:00 pm

Photo of Nicky McFaddenNicky McFadden (Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 3:

In page 7, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following subsection:

"(3) The Minister shall, within 3 months of the commencement of this Act, lay before each House of the Oireachtas, a report on the number of eligible persons and proportion thereof availing of the Family Income Supplement.".

The reason for this amendment is the number of people who are eligible for FIS but do not claim it. I remember discussing at length during the passage of the Social Welfare Bill last year the number of people who were not aware of the supplement and were not availing of it. A report on how many people are availing of the supplement would be useful.

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