Paul Donnelly (Dublin West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

That proves the point. When we are talking about the longer time people should be given, it seems the evidence is proving if people have a bit more time they end up in better circumstances. It makes the argument much stronger to go from six to nine months. In some ways what the officials are stating is the evidence is showing that despite what international documents state around incentives to work, the evidence is not there to prove that language should be used. Maybe we should stop using that type of language if there is no evidence to provide proof around an incentive or disincentive to work.