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

I also asked about the possibility of providing for the exchange of information with the Revenue Commissioners. The Department has done very well in trying to identify to the best of its ability those who are entitled to family income supplement. To use an awful term, one-parent family clients are already in the system and could, therefore, be easily identified by the Department. Ms Kellaghan referred to writing to the trade unions in the hope that they will pass on the information provided by the Department. Many of those on low incomes are not members of trade unions and will not be in the system. The only system they could be in is that of the Revenue Commissioners. Those who are not in that system or the Department's system are typically the family units and individuals who could qualify for family income supplement.