Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)

These are the circumstances experienced by real people, those who visit our clinics, and they do not conform to some sociological theory.

Under the proposal, a person will be able to avail of an exemption for one year for training and so forth. If, at some point during this year, he or she wishes to work, a medical assessment as opposed to a social or other form of assessment will be done. We must bear in mind that the person will have been awarded an invalidity payment for medical reasons. If the person has an 80% capacity to work, he or she will then work.