Fidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I asked the Minister of State a question but he did not answer it. I will ask him again. He said he wished to ensure fairness. I agree that income limits had to be reduced. I have no difficulty with that, but I want to see them applied fairly to everyone. How does the Minister of State justify the anomaly that the ceiling for a couple who are married or in civil partnership is €900 whereas two single people living together within the same household, such as a brother and sister, have a ceiling of €500 each, which amounts to €1,000? I would like to hear an answer from the Minister of State.