9 Mr. Connor asked the Minister for Social Welfare if, in relation to the social welfare response to the drastic fall in small farmers' incomes, he will consider the following changes in the eligibility code for unemployment assistance (1) a disregard of the first £20 weekly income in the means test of an applicant similar to that operating for old age and widows pensions (2) the removal of unfair notional procedures in the determination of applicants farm incomes namely value of average yearly sales and (3) a set of allowances in determination of farm income for social welfare similar to allowances applicable in determination of income for farm income tax purposes.

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9 Mr. Connor asked the Minister for Social Welfare if, in relation to the social welfare response to the drastic fall in small farmers' incomes, he will consider the following changes in the eligibility code for unemployment assistance (1) a disregard of the first £20 weekly income in the means test of an applicant similar to that operating for old age and widows pensions (2) the removal of unfair notional procedures in the determination of applicants farm incomes namely value of average yearly sales and (3) a set of allowances in determination of farm income for social welfare similar to allowances applicable in determination of income for farm income tax purposes.

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