Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I do not know if we have the data regarding their means. The point of this pay-related benefit is that people are better off. That is the whole purpose of it. It is not our intention to try to reduce anybody's payment. That is not the intention behind this. However, as the Deputy said, there may be some who may fall each side of the band. We can look at this as they present. I am not here to try to reduce anybody's payment. We are making exceptions for part-time workers so they will be able to remain on our jobseeker’s benefit. That is for part-time workers, seasonal workers and workers in the education sector. We are making arrangements for them to remain on jobseeker’s benefit because they are actually better off staying on it rather than going on pay-related benefit. We are trying do it in such a way that nobody is worse off. That is the intention behind it. If we have to look at something, I am happy to look at it. We will look at it in regulations as well.