Maurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Seven is the number we were given by the community welfare office when its representatives were here. I was concerned that the officer was saying uplifts were freely available and that if people came to the clinic, the issue would be sorted out because that was not the experience any of us had. Everyone agreed there was not much of an uplift. I asked about this twice and she confirmed there had been seven uplifts in Limerick. I have never managed to get an uplift for anybody who went to the CWO. In Limerick, the CWO does not allow a Deputy or a public representative to accompany a person to the office. Most of those visiting the office are vulnerable and should be accompanied by somebody.