Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I agree with the Deputy on that. We have paid out the lump sum. We paid two lump sums last year and gave the spring bonus. The payments are being made available again this year. It will be up to the next Government, of course, to address this. The payments are having a huge impact in reducing poverty. They certainly have a place in people’s pockets and, as we know, it would be hard for anybody to take them away.