Richard Bruton
Ceist:761 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that, once an adult dependant's earnings exceed £60, the child dependent rate is immediately cut to the half rate rather than a tapering rule being applied; and if he will consider aggregating the child dependant element with the adult dependant element and applying the tapering arrangement to the combined amount which would be a much fairer arrangement. [2096/99]