Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I am aware of a case involving a fellow who returned from England to mind his elderly mother and found that he did not qualify for the carer's allowance. He was honest and told the Department he owned a house in England. The house is idle while he is here minding his mother who is almost 100 years old but he has been refused the carer's allowance on that basis. He does not have any other income while he is here. That is one problem I have encountered.

In another case, a person who wanted to become an Irish citizen had to demonstrate that a certain amount was held in a bank account before an application would be considered. The person in question is Irish to all intents and purposes but must show a deposit of, I believe, €50,000 in a bank account.