John Lyons (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 104: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider in the course of his consideration of budgetary measures the request by a group (details supplied) that all such measures be subject to an equality audit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37867/11]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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As part of the deliberative process for Budget 2012, my department will analyse, in so far as possible, the impact of the Budget on poverty and on inequalities likely to lead to poverty prior to the finalisation of the Budget.

My department undertook an analysis of the distributive and poverty impacts on families of the Budget 2011 tax and welfare package, in conjunction with the Department of Finance. I arranged for this to be published on the Department's website in March 2011. It is my intention that a similar analysis of Budget 2012 will be published early next year.