Paschal Mooney (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 5:

In page 15, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following:"21.The Minister shall, within 4 months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay a report before the Houses of the Oireachtas, reviewing all expenditure reductions or the ceasing of payments in relation to the household benefits package, including the gas allowance, electricity allowance, telephone allowance since 2011, and setting out the options for restoring those payments to their previous levels.".

This amendment is self-explanatory. The related amendments Nos. 6 and 7 would also require the Minister to "within 4 months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay out a report before the Houses of the Oireachtas". I would be grateful for the Minister of State's observations on these linked amendments.