I remind Senators opposite that the mobility allowance to which they refer is not being scrapped and the €10.6 million is ring-fenced. It will remain in place for the next four months while the Minister for Health, Deputy Reilly, and Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, engage with representative groups. They have already met some of the groups-----

They will not get there for four months.

The Senator, without interruption.

-----to see how the matter can be best dealt with. There is no possibility that the money will be scrapped and there is a commitment from the Minister and the Minister of State to continue supporting those who need transport. The money is ring-fenced to be used in an effective manner. I am sure I do not need to remind anybody of the Ombudsman's statement and the advice from the Attorney General that the-----

When they eventually made up their minds.

I do not understand the statements from the Senators opposite, and it would be helpful if they aided in delivering the message that the funding is still in place rather than give the impression that-----

It is not.

-----it is scrapped. The funding is still there.

That is not true.

Senator Clune, without interruption.