The Minister shall prepare and lay a report before the Houses of the Oireachtas on introducing a pay-related carers benefit payment for those people who have to give up work to care for someone. Amendment No. 3 calls for a report on the proposed changes to carer's allowance means test thresholds from 1 January 2025 and provides that the Minister "shall prepare and lay a report before the Houses of the Oireachtas on introducing the changes to the income disregards from 1 January 2025 as opposed to July 2025".
The Minister shall, within 3 weeks of the passing of this Act, lay a report before both Houses of the Oireachtas on the payment of maternity benefit to public office holders who are members of either such House and who cease to be such a member in the period during which maternity benefit is normally payable to employed contributors under the Principal Act.”.
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Tellers: Tá, Deputies Paul Donnelly and Sean Sherlock; Níl, Deputies Hildegarde Naughton and Cormac Devlin.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment put: | Lost | 48–74 |
| Amendment to amendment put: | Lost | 54–73 |
| Amendment put: | Carried | 73–52 |
| Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to" | Carried | 73–52 |
| Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." | Carried | 74–49 |
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