Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 8 October 2020

Committee on Budgetary Oversight

Pre-Budget Engagement: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

Photo of Patricia RyanPatricia Ryan (Kildare South, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy will be aware that Age Action and the Red Cross set up a hardship fund earlier in the year. There were 42,000 inquiries and 21,000 applicants, yet only 453 were successful, although that was through no fault of the groups. Will the Minister commit to setting up a hardship fund for older people in the budget? I am concerned about the constant financial difficulties at this time.

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