2. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that one of the consequences of her plans to lower the cut-off age for the one-parent family payment is that lone parents in full-time education will lose the maintenance portion of their Student Universal Support Ireland grant once their youngest child turns seven years old; if she has discussed this with the Department of Education and Skills; if she will suspend the planned lowering of the cut-off age for the payment in July 2015 until this issue is addressed and a system of affordable, accessible child care, something she had promised would be in place in advance of the cuts to the payment is in place. [9400/15]

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2. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that one of the consequences of her plans to lower the cut-off age for the one-parent family payment is that lone parents in full-time education will lose the maintenance portion of their Student Universal Support Ireland grant once their youngest child turns seven years old; if she has discussed this with the Department of Education and Skills; if she will suspend the planned lowering of the cut-off age for the payment in July 2015 until this issue is addressed and a system of affordable, accessible child care, something she had promised would be in place in advance of the cuts to the payment is in place. [9400/15]

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