Ms Caroline Timmons:

It can do a substantial amount. As the Deputy will be aware, a review of how we implement the grants is under way. This is a process with our colleagues in the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform. We are looking at how we might implement some reform of the grants programme, including looking at the thresholds both for income and for the level of grant available to people and the thresholds for how much is contributed by the State and local authorities. All of those are being considered at the moment and we need to decide what we will do. I expect that work will conclude by the end of the year and then the Minister will be in a position to bring forward the reforms that are announced. At the moment, the work is ongoing.