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

These are outdated criteria that need to be amended and to reflect modern life. The Minister for Finance and the relevant officials should be asked to attend the committee to explain why these criteria have not changed in line with those in other countries which have similar systems to ensure people are not discriminated against in a way this petitioner and others feel they do. It might have been an oversight but it does not justify discrimination. This regulation needs to be changed.