David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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It concerns me that so far this year more than 7,000 people have found themselves in that position. What I am hearing is there is a lack of co-ordination, lack of information, uncertainty, lack of confidence and all that kind of stuff, but the number is going up from last year and it is a concern if people are refusing jobs. They are accepting penalties as well. They are being penalised, so the payment they are getting is either stopped completely or reduced dramatically. That is what "penalty" means, I take it.