Ray Butler (Meath West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Yes, but self-employed people are busy. What "class S" means should be written on their receipts. The Department could do this. When we were county councillors, we were all on class K stamps, which is a different type of stamp. When I closed my business and sought to find out whether I was entitled to the family income supplement, FIS, I had to wait 25 weeks for a decision. I did not have two bob to rub together. The decision was that I was not entitled, as I had not paid a class A stamp.

This is basically where it breaks down as there is no information out there for self-employed people. We have been ignored for years and put in a corner but we paid the bills.