46,000 hit with €30 maternity cut
The minister defended the changes, insisting that Ireland had a generous maternity benefit system. She also said a small number paying low amounts of PRSI would actually see their payments increase.
As part of her €226m package of cuts, the minister will reduce maternity benefit payments from €262 a week to €230. It is expected to affect nearly all claimants which amounts, on average, to nearly 46,000 mothers yearly, her department confirmed.
