Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Question:120. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of restoring in 2013 the cuts made to child benefit in Budget 2012. [42174/12]
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Questions (120, 121, 122, 123, 124)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Question:121. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of restoring in 2013 the cuts made to the one parent family payment earnings disregard in Budget 2012. [42175/12]
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Question:122. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of restoring in 2013 the cuts made to the one parent family transition payment in Budget 2012. [42176/12]
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Question:123. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of restoring in 2013 the cuts made to the fuel allowance in Budget 2012. [42177/12]
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Question:124. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of restoring in 2013 the cuts made to the back to school clothing and footwear allowance in Budget 2012. [42178/12]
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 120 to 124, inclusive, together.
The information requested is outlined as follows. The savings arising in 2013 from the changes made to the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance scheme, announced in Budget 2012, are €26.3 million. The savings arising in 2013 from the reduction in the duration of the Fuel Allowance payment, announced in Budget 2012, are €51 million. The savings arising in 2013 from the discontinuation of the One Parent Family Payment transition payment, announced in Budget 2012, is €1 million. The savings arising in 2013 from the changes to the disregard for the One Parent Family Payment (OFP), announced in Budget 2012, are €32 million. Those savings include the further reduction in the OFP disregard due to come into effect in January 2013. The savings arising in 2013 from the changes made to the Child Benefit scheme, announced in Budget 2012, are €70.65 million. Those savings include the standardisation of the rate of Child Benefit for the third and subsequent children at €140 per month in 2013. The savings outlined above are those estimated in Budget 2012.