Fianna Fáil says basic income model could help counter ‘rise of the robots’

Fianna Fáil says basic income model could help counter 'rise of the robots'

1 Upskill: Willie O’Dea says the model would give people time to retrain. Photo: Tony Gavin Fianna Fáil is to commit to examine introducing the radical basic income model in its election manifesto.

The party’s social welfare spokesperson, Limerick TD Willie O’Dea, said the party has been examining the model with a range of bodies and will include a commitment to set up a commission to look at introducing the model here.

The move would see social welfare and tax systems in Ireland completely overhauled. Under the model, which is being trialled in various countries in small pilot schemes, all adult […]

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