Mary O'Rourke (Fianna Fail)

No, I would like to hear it from the Senator.

Senator Maurice Hayes raised a social welfare issue which was also referred to by Senator Scanlon. There is a different regime in this jurisdiction and it is definite that those who, through no fault of their own, have been overpaid receive a demand for repayment. A case may be made for staggered payments, perhaps weekly or monthly, although the mistake may not have been made by the recipient but by officialdom. That should be brought to the notice of the Ombudsman, Ms O'Reilly.

I regret that I pointed to the absence of a Member; I would not deliberately do so.