Mr. John McKeon:

We do. Generally speaking, our social welfare rates compare quite well with other countries. I do not have the data in front of me. They are difficult to compare. One problem with comparing rates of social welfare payments is that some countries deliver completely free services, such as free medical services at every part of life and completely free education. The level of welfare payments would reflect the other services available in that country. That is always a caveat when comparing what other services are available. Even in the UK, people with disabilities, who would be at a lower payments benchmark than in Ireland, have a personal independence payment and special housing payments. One has to take into account the whole to do a proper comparison. Generally speaking, we benchmark well.