Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 July 2020
137. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the review of the criteria to qualify for the treatment benefit scheme as committed to in the Social Welfare (No. 2) Act 2019; and when the review will be published. [16424/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraSection 24 of the Act provides that the Minister “shall conduct a review and lay a report before the Houses of the Oireachtas on the current criteria in place in order to qualify for treatment benefit and specifically to examine the number of contributions required for 25-65 year olds 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 Act.”
A report has been prepared to satisfy the statutory requirement set out in Section 24 of the Social Welfare (No. 2) Act 2019. I expect that it will be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas shortly and presented to the appropriate Oireachtas Joint Committee when the committees have been established.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
