Paul Donnelly (Dublin West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Once somebody lost his or her job, that safety net worked. That is needed, particularly for somebody in such circumstances of life-changing diagnosis. Such people have all of the stress and worry of how the individual and his or her family will deal with this, how they will pay the mortgage and what will the person leave behind when he or she passes away. It is really difficult. It is very important.