John Whelan (Labour)

I am going to have a chat with Catherine Kelly about that.

People are rightly upset about the proposals on disability payments but I welcome the news that the Taoiseach and the Minister for Social Protection have agreed to review the matter. I believe the decision will be reversed in due course in the interest of those who have profound disabilities. I thank my Fine Gael colleagues for their strong representations to the Taoiseach on the matter. Labour Party Senators Moloney, Moran and Kelly also made robust representations to the Minister, Deputy Burton. She is a listening and caring Minister and she does not dismiss out of hand people who make constructive criticisms.