Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party)
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899. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the timeline for the proposed universal basic income pilot that was set out in the programme for Government; and if there is further information on this pilot. [33038/20]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Programme for Government states that the Low Pay Commission is to examine Universal Basic Income, informed by a review of previous international pilots, and resulting in a universal basic income pilot in the lifetime of the Government. Responsibility for the Low Pay Commission has recently transferred from my Department to the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation..