Willie O'Dea
Question:328. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if and when he will consolidate all means-testing under a single national body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11755/16]
View answerTuesday, 24 May 2016
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The Programme for Government commitment in this area is to “consolidate all means testing under a single national body insuring a single application process for services or entitlements across all government agencies”.
This proposal would be a major project across a range of Government departments and agencies who operate schemes and services on a means/income tested basis of which my Department is just one. Significant operational, legislative and technical challenges would be involved. It is not possible to outline the timeline of this commitment as it will depend on the particular approach chosen to advance the proposal, within the resources that will be available. At this time, the lead Department for the implementation of this commitment has yet to be determined.
Question No. 329 withdrawn.
Question No. 330 answered with Question No. 301.