317. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding a couple who are not married but living together, where one person of the couple is working and cannot claim tax credits in respect of the partner, but at the same time when it comes to claiming social welfare the couple are looked at as a cohabiting couple and treated as one unit for Department of Social Protection purposes; his views that this different treatment by two Departments is fair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37912/15]

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317. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding a couple who are not married but living together, where one person of the couple is working and cannot claim tax credits in respect of the partner, but at the same time when it comes to claiming social welfare the couple are looked at as a cohabiting couple and treated as one unit for Department of Social Protection purposes; his views that this different treatment by two Departments is fair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37912/15]

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