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No. 37 of 2005Social Welfare Bill 2005
Public bill · Government · Presented
Raises most social welfare payments, including pensions, disability, unemployment and carers’ payments, and increases Family Income Supplement limits. It also improves maternity and adoptive benefits, changes PRSI and health levy thresholds, and gives more help with rent or mortgage costs for some low-income workers.
Formal long title
Bill entitled an Act to amend and extend the Social Welfare Acts and to amend the Health Contributions Act 1979
Last updated 13 April 2018
Sponsor
- Minister for Social and Family Affairs Primary
Progress
- First StageDáil
- Second StageDáil
- Committee StageDáil
- Report StageDáil
- Fifth StageDáil
- Second StageSeanad
- Committee StageSeanad
- Report StageSeanad
- Fifth StageSeanad Enacted
- EnactedEnacted
Debates
- Social Welfare Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. Seanad
- Social Welfare Bill 2005: Motion for Earlier Signature. Seanad
- Social Welfare Bill 2005: Second Stage. Seanad
- Social Welfare Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). Dáil
- Social Welfare Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). Dáil
- Social Welfare Bill 2005: Committee and Remaining Stages. Dáil
- Social Welfare Bill 2005: Order for Second Stage. Dáil
- Social Welfare Bill 2005: Second Stage. Dáil
- Social Welfare Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). Dáil