Mr. Paul Flanagan:

That is precisely the level of detail we are engaging with HSE PCRS on at the moment. There are a number of ways of tackling that particular operational challenge, one of which would be for people who apply for a medical card eligibility to potentially self-declare or self-evidence their participation in the rent-a-room scheme. In doing so, they would then become automatically eligible to gain the exemption from the rent-a-room scheme, rather than waiting upon the tax relief exemption confirmation from the Revenue Commissioners.