Rónán Mullen (Independent)

I will finish shortly. I ask for a debate on this because I want to see the Minister for Social Protection, whom I esteem highly, come in here and address this point. This person wants to do a master's degree in information technology - an area he believes there will be employment - but he cannot get the back to education allowance, he tells me, because he has a master's degree. Is it better that this man continue to receive social welfare for 15 months, or that he be enabled to better himself by receiving the back to education allowance in an area in which he believes he may find employment and in which there is still demand for services? I have a great deal of time for the Minister, Deputy Ó Cuív, but it would be good if he would tell us how that system is working. We know there is pressure on resources-----