Social Welfare Payments
Dail Éireann — 2026-02-26
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Dara Calleary (FF), Mayo

I am in full agreement with the Deputy. She has made a very strong case. That is why we will start that consultation and begin work on addressing all of the issues she correctly outlined. They all stand up, and we have an awful lot of work to do in this space. That is why we have that commitment to introduce pay-related benefit for parents, which would address many of the challenges the Deputy highlighted as well

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Sitting date: 2026-02-26