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Should stay-at-home parents receive welfare payments?

There have been suggestions that Minister Roderic O’Gorman might be open to social welfare style payments to support parents who decide to be stay at home parents.  Should we welcome this, and should we offer parents' support if they decide to stay at home?   Kieran was joined by Louise Bayliss, spokesperson of SPARK (Single Parents Acting for the Rights of Kids) to discuss...

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16.50 2 Feb 2024


Should stay-at-home parents receive welfare payments?


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16.50 2 Feb 2024


There have been suggestions that Minister Roderic O’Gorman might be open to social welfare style payments to support parents who decide to be stay at home parents. 

Should we welcome this, and should we offer parents' support if they decide to stay at home?  

Kieran was joined by Louise Bayliss, spokesperson of SPARK (Single Parents Acting for the Rights of Kids) to discuss...


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