Noel Ahern
Question:125 Mr. N. Ahern asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will make a statement on the inequality of present regulations whereby some people or some categories on FÁS community employment schemes are allowed to retain their social welfare payments in addition to FÁS payments; her views on whether this is fair and just; if she will give details of the original decision and thinking which allowed this; and if she will change the present system and remove or reduce the extra payments which some categories receive to the exclusion of others. [3730/00]