Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 14 July 2021
222. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection when section 14 of the Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Act 2018 will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38184/21]
View answerSection 14 of the Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Act 2018 sets out that:
"The Minister shall conduct a review and lay a report before the Houses of the Oireachtas on the financial hardship faced by carers who must provide full-time care in order to receive carer’s allowance restricting them from taking up other work to supplement their income, examining their access to pension entitlements as well as the barriers to the labour market they face after a period of caring and that the report shall be presented to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and
Social Protection within 6 months of the enactment of this Bill."
Although section 14 of the Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Act 2018 was not formally commenced, the report referenced therein was prepared by my Department and was laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas at the end of August 2019. It is available at:
opac.oireachtas.ie/AWData/Library3/EASPdoclaid28082019_104436.pdf
I trust that this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
