There is a regulation which states a person cannot work more than ten hours and receive carer's allowance. I am aware of three instances where farmers looking after 85 and 90 year old relatives have been disqualified on the basis that they are deemed to be working more than ten hours. Up to now the Department has operated with a degree of cop-on and discretion in relation to this regulation. However, there is now rigid implementation of the rule. If a person is deemed to be working more than one hour and 20 minutes each day outside the home, he or she cannot qualify for the allowance. I know people who are managing to combine both. They help their relative to get up in the morning, give them breakfast, check on them during the day, prepare lunch and an evening meal and settle them in bed for the night. They are now being disqualified. The alternative is to put the elderly or incapacitated person into a home at a cost of €400 to €500 per week. This is daft and absurd and gives the impression of being uncaring. It makes no sense.