Mr. Seamus Briscoe:

The Chairman has summed it up correctly. However, she is leaving out some of the aspects we would encounter as to what lone parents have to deal with. They may wish to re-enter a system that will re-introduce them to training or to the work ethic.

Their income is not sufficient. They may have child care costs and be obliged to make mortgage repayments and they just cannot do both. They cannot sustain their position in this regard no more than they can actually sustain themselves. The Deputy's summation is probably correct. I am merely providing details on the type of practical cases we encounter.