7 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated number of families that will be impacted by the budget cut reducing the back to school clothing and footwear allowance from €305 to €250 for children aged 12 years or more and from €200 to €150 for children aged four years to 11 years; if her attention has been drawn to research published by Bernardos demonstrating that the 2011 allowance levels fell far short of the actual costs; and if she will reverse this cut. [4354/12]

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7 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated number of families that will be impacted by the budget cut reducing the back to school clothing and footwear allowance from €305 to €250 for children aged 12 years or more and from €200 to €150 for children aged four years to 11 years; if her attention has been drawn to research published by Bernardos demonstrating that the 2011 allowance levels fell far short of the actual costs; and if she will reverse this cut. [4354/12]

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