A once off Child Benefit payment of €560 for parents with new children is a “good idea” according to Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys.

The “baby boost” idea has been pitched by Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman as part of Budget 2025.

The payment would be made to parents within the first month of their child being born.

“I have discussed that with my officials and I actually think that it’s a good idea. But again, these things all have to be considered in the context of the Budget,” said Minister Humphreys.

“There’s going to be a lot of kites flown between now and the Budget and what I plan to do is I try and catch as many as I can and put them in my pocket and on Budget Day we pull them back out again.”