Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We will ask our counterparts in that Department to consider the retention of entitlements for a certain period. They have experience in this regard. Under the old back to work allowance, which preceded the back to work enterprise allowance, people retained 75% for this, that and so on.

They will at least be able to ascertain whether it worked when it was there. My official, Mr. William Parnell, has reminded me that legislation would be required if they were to change anything like that, which is absolutely true.