Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)

Yes, but they have a series of steps and obligations which are supportive, encouraging and expecting of people, which is a good mix.

I say to my colleagues in Sinn Féin that the work obligation in Northern Ireland and in the United Kingdom is seven years of age. When I was researching this issue I checked whether there was any indication in the North that Sinn Féin had expressed a problem with the age of seven being the work obligation age and I was unable to find it.