Catherine Ardagh (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 7:

In page 14, after line 18, to insert the following:

“Review of Bereavement Grant

20. The Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection shall review the abolition of the Bereavement Grant setting out options on restoring the payment and shall bring forward a report on the same within 6 months of this Bill being enacted.”.

The bereavement grant was a once-off payment to help with funeral expenses and costs. Eligibility for this grant was not related to ability to pay for the funeral. It was based on PRSI contributions. Our amendment seeks to provide for a review of the grant with the hope of restoring it.