Dr. Seamus McGuinness:

On universal basic income, what we basically did here was we undertook a review of the existing research. We did not evaluate UBI as such but we did look at evidence from pilots out there. What we found was that as Dr. Doorley said, there are some advantages to UBI, particularly in relation to removing the stigma associated with welfare payments, taking away its effects and allowing people to search for more secure employment. However, a big disadvantage is-----