Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)

I am saying that it cannot be done in the cases of the vast bulk of workers. One might be able to identify a target group, but one cannot do it for the whole working population. Such matters are being discussed at present. In the specific case of family income supplement, the system is designed to support people who are in low-paid employment. It is also a way of ensuring that people can ease themselves out of social welfare and into employment. We are very anxious to ensure that people are able to benefit from it. However, we are not readily able to identify them in the tax system, in order to advise them to apply for the supplement.

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