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

That is not the case in the case of children. There are quite a number of people resident and working in the country whose children cannot claim if they are in the European Union. It is a random approach in child benefit provision. For example, a person from Italy could be living in Ireland. He or she can claim child benefit for his or her children if there is a difference in the child benefit payable here and in Italy.