Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 135: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has met with the Department of Social Protection to discuss the impact that the Social Welfare Bill will have on children and young persons. [23950/12]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I meet my Government colleagues regularly, both collectively and also bilaterally on specific shared issues. I met with Minister Burton only last week to discuss a number of issues relating to the impact on children and families of the changes made in the Budget. In addition in view of the strong links between the work of our two Departments there is ongoing liaison at official level, including a high level group that meets on a quarterly basis.