Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)

I believe we should do a lot more to ensure, not only for financial gain but also for personal and social well-being, that people can work. Most people who can work would prefer to work and are better off, socially and mentally, when working. There is good medical evidence to bear this out. I am putting all this information together because many people are not aware of the different organisations and of what is available. I could not agree more with the Senator in this regard.

I refer to what Senator Norris said. I remember being in the Seanad. One aspect to being in the other House is that I miss the Senator's oratory every week. I know his capacity in the Irish language. It was passed on to me that he had a query about a name. It is called Tús and there is no funny meaning behind it. He said he did not like things being done by mathematical formula. I agree with him that it would be preferable if one could treat everyone individually and decide what payment to allow. This is not practical. However, I have good news for the Senator. We want to aim to have a system for treating everyone according to their needs.