asked the Minister for Social Welfare whether, in view of the recommendations of the Inter-departmental Committee on the Problems of Small Western Farms as to the disincentive effect of the present basis of qualification for unemployment assistance, he will take steps to devise a more flexible method of assessing means for this purpose.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Unemployment Assistance: Means Assessment.
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The matter referred to in the Deputy's Question has been under examination in my Department for some time. The Deputy will appreciate that a decision as to any changes that may be desirable in the existing system of assessing the means of small-holders must await the outcome of this examination.