Terry Brennan (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Ar dtús, ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an Aire. Bíonn sí anseo go minic. I commend the Minister. Her focus has been on transforming the Department as a passive provider of benefits to an organisation that is actively assisting people back to work, training and education.

In the legislation she is continuing the necessary and important structural reforms of the social welfare system. She must be applauded for her efforts to date. Reference was made to ATMs. Banks in my home town of Carlingford, which is a historic town that is attractive to tourists, regularly run out of cash. ATMs are the first port of call for tourists and more often than not there is no money in them. Something must be done to ensure visitors to Carlingford have access to cash because it is bad for business. Many people from Northern Ireland require euro currency.