47. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance in respect of the single parent tax credit, the way he intends to legislate for the cases where there is no co-operation between former partners or in cases where one party's situation changes necessitating a reallocation of the credit further down the line; in many cases, this will result in couples having to revisit the separation agreement either via the courts system or the Family Mediation Services; if he has costed this and, if not, given that, in 2011, the Family Mediation Service ran a budget of €2.984 billion, would further increasing its workload justify a measure which will, by his own figures, yield a saving of just €25 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47286/13]

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47. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance in respect of the single parent tax credit, the way he intends to legislate for the cases where there is no co-operation between former partners or in cases where one party's situation changes necessitating a reallocation of the credit further down the line; in many cases, this will result in couples having to revisit the separation agreement either via the courts system or the Family Mediation Services; if he has costed this and, if not, given that, in 2011, the Family Mediation Service ran a budget of €2.984 billion, would further increasing its workload justify a measure which will, by his own figures, yield a saving of just €25 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47286/13]

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