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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 July 2020

Tuesday, 28 July 2020

Ceisteanna (241)

Gerald Nash

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241. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if social conditionality as implemented in other EU countries has been attached to the July stimulus package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18726/20]

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By social conditionality I take the Deputy to mean ensuring that a basic level of social protection for the most vulnerable people is included in Government decisions.

The aim of the July Stimulus is to help get Ireland’s businesses back on their feet and get as many people back to work as quickly as possible. The package consists of over fifty measures and represents the largest ever stimulus of its kind at a cost of €5.2 billion.

While I am always conscious of broader societal goals in the work of the Department of Finance, and such considerations were key in the drafting of the July Stimulus package, the specific issue of social conditionality is a matter for the Minister of Employment Affairs and Social Protection.

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