Flynn poser

THE following question has been tabled to the Minister for Social Community and Family Affairs Dermot Ahern by Beverly Cooper…

THE following question has been tabled to the Minister for Social Community and Family Affairs Dermot Ahern by Beverly Cooper-Flynn - To ask if a person (details supplied) in Co Mayo is entitled to a back-to-work allowance in view of the fact that he was unemployed for a period greater than 12 months. Whom, the wags in Leinster House wondered, can she have in mind?

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