The Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 178E:

"178F.

(1) The Minister shall, not later than 3 months after the passing of the Act of 2016, cause to be prepared a report on the financial and social effects of the amendments to one-parent family payment made to this Act since 1 January 2012, taking into account the effects on welfare dependency and the poverty rates of those in receipt of one-parent family payment.

(2) The Minister shall, not later than 9 months after the passing of the Act of 2016, cause a copy of the report under subsection (1) to be laid before each House of the Oireachtas.

(3) In this section, "Act of 2016" means the Social Welfare Act 2016.".