Dr. Laura Cahillane:

In an ideal world, that is what we should do. I am not a politician and I am not aware of the financial implications that would have for budgetary policy, social policy, etc. That is an issue for politicians to consider. If a suitable case had come up before the courts, probably in the 1970s, it is quite likely that the courts would have decided that there was a socio-economic right in this provision. I suppose it is pointless talking in this way because that never happened and we do not know, but it is something to consider.