Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I welcome that. I also ask whether those who have already been turned down because their employment was not permanent can now can have either an appeals system or a review of their applications. I know of people who have been turned down.

I have one further question. This specific issue of overtime was covered on "Morning Ireland" last week. The income eligibility requirements state that single applicants must not be earning more than €50,000 per annum and the combined income of joint applicants must not be greater than €75,000 per annum. The "Morning Ireland" presenter stated that some local authorities are counting overtime and possibly also bonuses, while others are not. Can we have the same system for every local authority? It should not matter whether applicants live in Meath, Dublin, Limerick or wherever. If people qualify in one county, they should qualify in the other county. I ask for clarification particularly on overtime.

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