Overdue social welfare cheques
Mr. McMahon sought an assurance that delayed social welfare cheques would be paid and future payments made on time. The Minister said the Government would address delays arising from ongoing disputes.
Will the Minister of State give an assurance to the House that the social welfare cheques which are six, eight and ten weeks overdue for some time will be paid, and that in future social welfare cheques will be paid in the week in which they are due?
Comment on this
That is outside the range of this question. It will be a commitment of those of us who have been appointed recently to ensure that delays which existed up to now, arising out of the dispute which has been going on for four or five months and a more recent dispute, will be dealt with efficiently and will be ended.