150. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Social Protection following the recent circular directive SWA 1/02013 issued on 11 January 2013 regarding supplementary welfare payments that were traditionally paid around the period of Holy Communions and Confirmations as an Exceptional Needs payment for those less well off, if she will outline the amount of money that will be saved in relation to this decision; if she will consider the way the impact of such a decision can be reversed including whether it may have been made on the basis of a State grant for a religious service and, if this is so, if she will confirm the basis of this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3919/13]

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150. Deputy Derek Keating asked the Minister for Social Protection following the recent circular directive SWA 1/02013 issued on 11 January 2013 regarding supplementary welfare payments that were traditionally paid around the period of Holy Communions and Confirmations as an Exceptional Needs payment for those less well off, if she will outline the amount of money that will be saved in relation to this decision; if she will consider the way the impact of such a decision can be reversed including whether it may have been made on the basis of a State grant for a religious service and, if this is so, if she will confirm the basis of this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3919/13]

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