Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I acknowledge that was a rather convoluted reply setting out the rules as they are, which was not quite what the Deputy asked me about, He asked about the review. I do not know when the review started but it has been under way for some time. It would have been some time after the Social Welfare Bill passed through the Dáil. It probably started some time earlier this year.

I met a delegation of people involved in the fishing industry in Gweedore a few weeks ago at the request of the Minister of State, Deputy McHugh. I did not hear him making any remarks of that nature in my presence so-----

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