Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

What was presented to us was that while there may have been a delay on the Department of Social Protection side, there was also a definite delay with payments from the Department of Defence. There should be no delay in any Department, particularly for people on very basic incomes.

If there is a delay on the part of the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection the Minister of State might address it on behalf of people who are willing to serve in the Reserve Defence Force.