Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Independent)
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72. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the savings that have so far been achieved from the introduction of section 13 and section 14 of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2014; and when these sections of the Act were commenced. [24071/14]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Presently the department are preparing for implementation and it is intended to commence Section 13 and 14 of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act, 2013 inside the next two months.

It is estimated that the measure will result in €20 million approx. annually being recovered by the Department.