Derek Nolan (Galway West, Labour)
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I wish to raise two issues. The reply we received is quite comprehensive and I thank the Department for sending it in. The first issue is that I would appreciate if it could also provide us with a list of the countries which pay a cost of living allowance. The second issue relates to the discussion I had with the Secretary General on a number of matters relating to rent and the payment of rent allowance. That issue is not mentioned at all in the briefing note. One of the questions I asked related to whether it complied with the Department of Finance's regulations in the context of being purely compensatory. I requested that the matter be raised with the latter Department but there is no reference to it in the briefing note. Would it be possible to ask the Secretary General to communicate further with us on that matter?