Social Welfare Payments
Dail Éireann — 2026-01-15
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Dara Calleary (FF), Mayo

I am not going to comment on an individual case, but I will certainly revert to the Deputy.
In relation to exceptional needs generally, the matter has been raised by the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach and Deputy O'Reilly in the committee. I plan on organising a session with the community welfare team to go through everything to get feedback. We will be doing that in the audiovisual room at some stage in February. The Deputy's example is the kind of anomaly I want hear about. Explanations might also be given as to why they are there and we can have a discussion around that.

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Sitting date: 2026-01-15