Is it the Minister's intention to rectify the anomaly obtaining between Dublin city and county, whereby people moving from Dublin city to Dublin county qualify under the provisions of the free fuel scheme whereas a vast number of people living in County Dublin do not qualify? It is very difficult to explain this to constituents. Would the Minister state whether she intends reviewing this?

The Deputy is referring to the difference between the urban fuel scheme and the national fuel scheme. He will be aware also that the rationalisation of those schemes would be a very considerable undertaking possibly with implications of enormous expenditure, or if not enormous additional expenditure then the loss of entitlement of a great many categories of people. My Department have this under review and it should be rectified. However, it is a very difficult question because of the financial implications involved.