Mr. Seán Murphy:

We have supported the profiling initiatives by the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Burton for hiring the long-termed unemployed at nine locations in the past month or thereabouts. Just as 1,000 staff have been transferred from the HSE into the Department of Social Protection to profile new workers, questions should be included on the menu of solutions. Has a seed capital scheme been considered? How much tax has a person paid in the past X number of years? I would be surprised if the officials with whom people must sign a contract to meet are aware of the potential for these ideas to be included on the menu of solutions that they should be embracing.