I am particularly pleased to be in a position to tackle one of the remaining outstanding recommendations of the report by the Commission on Social Welfare. I refer to the inclusion of "benefit and privilege" in the assessment of means for unemployment assistance and pre-retirement allowance for claimants residing in the parental home. The commission recommended its abolition for persons aged over 25 years and I have taken an initial step towards achieving this by providing for the removal of this assessment for persons aged 29 years and over.