Richard Bruton
Question:270 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs the assessment, if any, he has carried out on the cost of supporting an adult child in a one parent family compared to an adult dependant in a two parent family; his views on whether the very wide gap between the child dependant allowance and the adult dependant allowance needs to be closed by increasing the payment for the first child in a one parent family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24146/99]