PQ 2
2 Mr. Browne (Carlow-Kilkenny) asked the Minister for Social Welfare if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the multiplicity of means tests for various social welfare benefits is (1) causing confusion amongst social welfare recipients, (2) a costly duplication of effort by social welfare officers and (3) creating a deterrent to employment creation in certain cases; if he will outline the progress, if any, which has been made towards producing a single means test for all social welfare schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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21 November 1991
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21 November 1991 · Ceisteanna — Questions. Oral Answers. - Social Welfare Means Tests.
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2 Mr. Browne (Carlow-Kilkenny) asked the Minister for Social Welfare if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the multiplicity of means tests for various social welfare benefits is (1) causing confusion amongst social welfare recipients, (2) a costly duplication of effort by social welfare officers and (3) creating a deterrent to employment creation in certain cases; if he will outline the progress, if any, which has been made towards producing a single means test for all social welfare schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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21 November 1991
Ceisteanna — Questions. Oral Answers. - Social Welfare Means Tests.
2 Mr. Browne (Carlow-Kilkenny) asked the Minister for Social Welfare if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the multiplicity of means tests for various social welfare benefits is (1) causing confusion amongst social welfare recipients, (2) a costly duplication of effort by social welfare officers and (3) creating a deterrent to employment creation in certain cases; if he will outline the progress, if any, which has been made towards producing a single means test for all social welfare schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/1991-11-21/2/
- Open data entity: https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/question/1991-11-21/pq_2
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