Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)

I thank Fine Gael for tabling this motion and I thank my colleague, Deputy Broughan, for sharing his time with me, which I appreciate. This is a fundamental issue. We sometimes forget what people fundamentally need to lead healthy and comfortable lives. The Members of this House are particularly likely to forget such matters, as we often become isolated. At this stage of the country's development, we are right to expect certain things, especially in light of the buoyancy of our economy and the extent to which wealth is created in this country.

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