Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)

I will monitor the situation but there is sufficient flexibility there for a lump sum not to be the cause of ruling out a person getting a qualified adult allowance, which was the Deputy's main concern. As I said in my initial reply, if they have it in a joint account and wish to reassess that and split it up, we will certainly co-operate with them.

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