Ulick Burke (Fine Gael)

I hope the Leader will, in the near future, be able to inform us of the implications of the application of English law in this part of County Kildare for the duration of the Ryder Cup.

On a separate matter, I support Senator Kitt's request for the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Deputy Brennan, to explain fully a significant social welfare anomaly, whereby PAYE workers who are paying into a pension are allowed to earn €100 a week but there is no corresponding identifiable benefit or condition for self-employed people. I hope the Minister will clarify this unfair set of circumstances as a matter of urgency because many people could benefit from such a provision.