Liam Twomey (Fine Gael)

I want to make two points in response to what the Minister of State said. He said the Minister wants to examine all the different options in terms of to whom the incentive would be given and how broad it would be. Is the Minister considering doing a report on that or is he just getting the views of different Ministers on that basis alone? If that is the case, does he intend publishing that report?

The Minister of State outlined a range of options currently available to a person who has lost their job but wishes to go back to work. He asked whether this measure would be broadly based, if places would be limited and so on. Perhaps the Minister of State would put together for people an information pack on all of those aspects. Much of what the Minister of State speaks about is dealt with at cross-departmental level. Such information pack, which might be useful not alone for people in receipt of it but for individuals like me and others who offer guidance to people, could be similar to the two page sheet in regard to people's entitlements published by the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Deputy Hanafin, when Minister for Social and Family Affairs. The Minister of State might consider providing information which would enable people to understand what grants are available and to what they might be entitled.