Dáil debates
Friday, 11 December 2009
Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed)
12:00 pm
Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
Nobody relishes having to do that, but we also made choices which were positive. We made choices that excluded pensioners. It is important that those over the age of 66 were recognised for their contribution to society and for the fact that they do not have the opportunity to generate incomes for themselves in the future.
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