Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)

Deputy Shortall is correct to some degree regarding the family income supplement and the other payments in that there is a myriad of payments. I think the question the Deputy is trying to ask is how one can amalgamate the payments to get the best from them. The problem is that when one puts the figures together, one hits the barrier to what people are entitled on a means tested basis. In order to encourage them to get back into the workforce, the question is how much a person can earn without losing rent support and all of the other incomes also.

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