Mairead Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I get that. I was wondering specifically what had been done.

When I read Mr. Barnes's piece last week, the other thing that stood out was the whole idea of the 9% not being targeted. It did not get half the coverage that other points in the piece got and really should have been headline news. Dr. Doorley has mentioned how hard it is to target low and middle income earners who are really struggling. As public representatives, we get stopped in our housing estates and people tell us how they are struggling. They tell us things they would not tell their friends or family members. If Government policies had been targeted better at those on lower incomes, does Mr. Barnes think would we be facing into a different kind of winter? If future measures are targeted, will those on lower and middle incomes be in a very different place?