Noel Harrington (Cork South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The point I am making is that, technically, a person signs for jobseeker's benefit or allowance on the basis that he is actively seeking work. This is the anomaly I am trying to point out. Let us suppose a person has left work or has had to leave work and does not have a State pension. The only option open to him for an income is jobseeker's benefit. However, technically speaking, to claim jobseeker's benefit a person must be actively seeking work.