Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

It was interesting that Government Deputies, such as Deputy Nolan, Deputy Carey, Deputy O'Connor, Deputy Callanan and Deputy Devins, could effectively agree with the motion in their contributions. They were arguing the case and discussing the difficulties for pensioners. Their arguments were similar to those of Deputy Morgan, Deputy McHugh and Deputy Boyle. They were, at least, prepared to use the time available to them to make a case on behalf of pensioners and people on low incomes. It is interesting that they could do that and that Deputy Gregory and Deputy Joe Higgins, in the course of their entire contributions, had nothing to say about pensioners or the people who are affected by this.

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