Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

It is welcome that the Minister says compensation is now available to the people concerned because it is very important. It is interesting that if the Department makes a mistake and overpays someone, it is that person's responsibility and fault straightaway and he or she must repay the Department, yet it has been slow to accept that it has caused financial difficulty for people who have been depending on this system to survive and it has caused significant difficulties. There must be a system that will allow for documented repayments to be made. There must also be a recognition within the Minister's Department of the turmoil caused which should be acknowledged. It is the least the people concerned should expect and vitally important that it happen.

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