Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2024-01-23
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Gerard P. Craughwell (IND), Labour Panel

Senator Ruane remarked on the social welfare changes that forced single mothers to declare that they were available for work once their children turned 14. Was that complying with the Constitution as it stood at the time? I doubt it very much.

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Sitting date: 2024-01-23