Any Minister with responsibility for social welfare must have the freedom to review schemes and priorities in the context of the positive budgetary plans they have. Some of the reductions that have been mentioned will have to be judged in that light. The detailed press release by the Minister, Deputy Coughlan, on the social welfare changes offers a rationale for each of the changes. One cannot describe them in quite such stark terms as have been used recently and there is no real comparison with the situation in 1992. The diet supplement is being phased out and, with regard to the rent supplement, there are provisions for exceptions for people who are homeless or where there are other compelling reasons. These changes and their impact appear to have been thought through but many organisations will make representations in the month or two before the Social Welfare Bill is introduced, so there could be adjustments to minimise any hardship. One cannot judge the impact until one knows what will be in the budget for social welfare.