Social Welfare Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2022-12-13
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Alice-Mary Higgins (IND), National University of Ireland

I agree. There are those who are currently qualified adults or adult dependants who may be reluctant to go on jobseeker's allowance because of the full-time availability requirement. They might be open to part-time work. It is an issue to look at because partial availability is an issue for other cohorts, not only one-parent families. Perhaps we can return to this issue in the new year.

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Sitting date: 2022-12-13