Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I do not think anyone wants there to be a financial incentive here - that is not the objective – but we also need to ensure we are not limiting the opportunities from different countries. There are a lot of variables in this, such as whether somebody is fully compensated for the loss of employment through a welfare scheme, and that may change over time. Rather than setting it in stone in primary legislation, it would seem to make sense that the Minister of the day would designate different banks and declare them acceptable for use. Things will change over time, depending on the government in a given country, and that flexibility would be helpful, rather than having this set out in primary legislation.