When a person has been out of work for four or five years and has been in receipt of disability benefit for that period, it is extraordinary that in some cases the Department is unwilling to certify that he or she is unfit for work and thereby deny him or her an invalidity pension. The additional cost to it and the taxpayer of the payment of an invalidity pension over a weekly disability benefit is modest. While there are additional advantages attaching to the pension such as free travel and electricity, much misery is being created in an attempt to save a little. I ask the Minister to ensure medical referees and inspectors look more favourably on applicants for invalidity pension where they have been long-term recipients of disability benefit.