Typical of this shower of wankers in Dail Eireann, after they have written out cheques for the banks it now picks on the weak in society to pay for the mess.

Cue the lone parent child cut off when the child reaches 13.
Anyone who is a parent knows it get more expensive in the teenage years to look after a child not cheaper.

Also if this goes through without a whimper in a year or two they will be attacking the Childrens allowance at 13.