Ivan Yates
Ceist:68 Mr. Yates asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs if he will review and rectify the anomaly in relation to farmers who are on unemployment assistance or disability allowance in relation to the rural environment protection scheme whereby, for the means test for unemployment assistance, REPS payments are disregarded whereas someone in the same financial circumstances for a disability allowance means test, and who is also ill, has the full REPS payment assessed as means; if he will give the same favourable treatment to people on disability allowance as those on small farmers assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9690/98]