asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will consider increasing the £4 valuation qualification for unemployment assistance to £8.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Unemployment Assistance Qualification.
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It is assumed that the question refers to the valuation-limit of £4 applied in the Unemployment Assistance (Employment Period) Order, 1966. This Order has the effect of excluding from the receipt of unemployment assistance during the period from 9th March to 1st November, 1966, persons resident in non-municipal towns and rural areas who are occupiers of land the rateable valuation of which exceeds £4. It is not possible to alter the provisions of the Order at this stage.