Ivan Yates
Question:79 Mr. Yates asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs the proposals, if any, he will have in the forthcoming budget or within his Department to reform the procedure whereby in all circumstances the first three days of an unemployment benefit claim are precluded from payment and for short-term working applications, for example, in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and his views on whether this is in need of reform. [24790/99]