Ms Catherine Kellaghan:

As I outlined, we have been as creative as possible in recent years in terms of engaging in cost-effective promotion of the family income supplement scheme. The Millward Brown survey which measured awareness of the family income supplement scheme found that two in three respondents had heard of the scheme but within this cohort the level of understanding of the qualification conditions was lower. Given the different criteria that must be met for somebody to access family income supplement, it is not possible to identify those who are eligible for the scheme, even through Revenue data. While the Revenue Commissioners have income data, they do not have data on hours, which makes the issue difficult. However, we will certainly examine if there is any-----