Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2021-11-17
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

First, the Deputy made a statement that is simply not true in terms of the commission. The Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, and the Government have gone well beyond the recommendations of the commission in respect of the payment scheme. Surely the Deputy has to acknowledge that. Not everybody will be satisfied with the entirety of the scheme but it has gone well beyond the commission.
Indeed, the Minister's recommendations, which were accepted by Government, go beyond the recommendations of interdepartmental group as well. All mothers will receive a payment in respect of what happened. There is also a 22-point action-----

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Sitting date: 2021-11-17