David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

An issue was brought to my attention recently about the children of workers who come here and when they go past the age of 18. They are treated as adults and a completely different approach is taken. In some instances these young people are in college or school and they may actually have to pay the full whack. They do not get any benefits at all because they are not seen to be under the European Union system. Will the Minister of State look at this because it could act as a barrier to people coming here to work, and certainly when they come here it can put them under an awful lot of financial pressure if more expenses are generated for their children. When the Minister of State is making regulations, perhaps it is something he might consider. It is probably stretching it a bit I know.