First Stage Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means Lapsed The bill’s status — click for what it means 33rd Dáil The House currently handling the bill 67/2020 Official bill number / year
Social Welfare Commission Bill 2020
- Sponsor
- Claire Kerrane · Sinn Féin
- Introduced
- 25 Nov 2020
- Last updated
- 14 Nov 2024
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Establishes a nine-member Commission appointed by the Minister to examine minimum income needs of social welfare recipients and develop a minimum essential standard of living.
- Commission monitors social welfare rates annually, provides reports, and may recommend changes to any Department of Social Protection payment rates to the Minister.
- Commission may recommend that Government Departments conduct poverty impact assessments of specific measures where it considers necessary.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 33rd Dáil25 Nov 2020
Debates
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