Marie Moloney (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I will probably put the Minister on the spot in saying this but I hope she will not allow herself to be pressurised into making cuts in her Department to supplement other Departments. Social welfare has taken enough hits, so the Minister should avoid any more. If she is in a position at some stage to reverse cuts, she should do so. I never want to go back to a position where there were giveaways prior to elections because that is what got the country into this mess. At some stage, however, when we have a surplus, we might consider restoring the free telephone allowance for carers.