Would the Minister accept that the upper limit would rule out many people who, in addition to receiving old age pensions, are in receipt of, say, Department of Posts and Telegraphs pension or some other civil service pension? The amount allocated this year in this respect is probably far too much. The scheme is being totally abused and is feathering the nests of certain sections of the community who are abusing the legislation. The Minister should use his position to put an end to that abuse. The interested people in this city, and I do not have to name them, will co-operate to ensure that the £10 million is used. This is a scandal and is totally discriminatory so far as old people are concerned. The Minister should cut down that £10 million and bring the scheme back into the Fair Rents Tribunal in order to avoid filling the pockets of people who do not deserve this money.

We must make money available but we cannot mandate the courts to take certain action. These institutions, as the Deputy knows, are very independent. All we can do is ensure that moneys are available for people who are entitled to claim welfare allowances. The Deputy says we have allocated too much but in a case like this it is better to err on the side of being generous. Normally the complaints from the other side of the House are to the effect that we are not allocating enough.