Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

In some ways, this section has a little bit of good news in it but it is not reflected in the figures because they change on a regular basis in terms of the numbers on the live register. Obviously, the number on the long-term list is not dropping fast enough. There has been a drop in the number of long-term unemployed but that is not reflected. If the trend this year continues, there would be additional savings.

I heard the Minister speak about the minimum wage, doubling the pension and so on. Is there any proposal to increase the amount young people under 25 and under 21 years of age get, given the discriminatory way they are dealt with under the code in that they only get €100? The context for this question is the EU's youth guarantee. I presume it is not just a guarantee for jobs but for equal treatment.

The control figures seem to be higher than expected. For the same number of control reviews, there seems to be an expectation that €30 million more will be achieved than in 2012. It is a substantial amount given that, in some cases, one is talking about a small amount of money being recovered from individuals. In the overall scheme, €30 million is not huge but it could come back to haunt the Minister.

The Minister mentioned the Intreo offices and I thank her for the invitation. I will get to one but I spend my time visiting Ballyfermot dole office. The sooner that changes into an Intreo office, the better. However, it has substantially changed since I signed on in Ballyfermot Garda station-----