374 Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown in thousand euro segments and the number of persons receiving that figure or below in social welfare payments on a yearly basis (details supplied); if she will further provide a breakdown for weekly payments in €50 segments; in view of media reports being driven by members of the Oireachtas that are painting a picture of life on social welfare as an easy option, her views on the role of the media in demeaning social welfare recipients and her role as Minister to fight against those kinds of reports with clear empirical evidence instead of using subjective and derogatory terms like lifestyle choices [27573/11]

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374 Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown in thousand euro segments and the number of persons receiving that figure or below in social welfare payments on a yearly basis (details supplied); if she will further provide a breakdown for weekly payments in €50 segments; in view of media reports being driven by members of the Oireachtas that are painting a picture of life on social welfare as an easy option, her views on the role of the media in demeaning social welfare recipients and her role as Minister to fight against those kinds of reports with clear empirical evidence instead of using subjective and derogatory terms like lifestyle choices [27573/11]

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