206 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the current disability allowance disregard; when the disregard was last increased; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the current income disregard means that if a person with a disability works sixteen hours or more per week, his or her disability allowance will be reduced; if his attention has further been drawn to the FÁS criterion that the optimum minimum hours to be worked is 18 hours per week; his views on whether the current situation is acting as a disincentive for persons with disabilities to take up employment; the actions he will take as a result of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31158/05]

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206 Mr. Stanton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the current disability allowance disregard; when the disregard was last increased; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the current income disregard means that if a person with a disability works sixteen hours or more per week, his or her disability allowance will be reduced; if his attention has further been drawn to the FÁS criterion that the optimum minimum hours to be worked is 18 hours per week; his views on whether the current situation is acting as a disincentive for persons with disabilities to take up employment; the actions he will take as a result of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31158/05]

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