PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Care Homes: Republic of Ireland (12 March 2024)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the potential merits of introducing a disregard for recipients of the Republic of Ireland’s Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme compensation.

Asked by:
Karin Smyth (Labour)

Answer

I have not had any discussions with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on this topic. Details of the scheme are a matter for the Irish Government.


Answered by:
Chris Heaton-Harris (Conservative)
15 March 2024

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