Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)

That clock must be like the clock in a boxing ring. It is not working, just as the Government is not working. I ask that the clock be examined, since I suspect that it stopped a long time ago. I certainly did not speak for ten minutes.

What is the situation regarding that Irish citizen, who was born in the State and went to America but returned to look after a sick mother? The person has property in America and has returned to care for that loved one until the mother either recovers or passes on. Is that person entitled to a carer's allowance? I thought when the regulation entered force that if one was an Irish citizen, it did not matter where one came from, since one was protected. I thought that the regulation was introduced regarding non-Irish citizens because people were entering the State. I would like the Minister to respond to that.

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