Liz McManus (Wicklow, Labour)

The Minister for Social and Family Affairs stated this is a good day to raise this issue, with which I agree. Today I received a letter from her stating an old age pensioner in my county was being refused a fuel allowance because his pension exceeded €100 per week. Today is also the day on which the Government has proposed to change the law to protect the wealthiest in our society, bankers who recklessly pandered to greedy property developers. In this motion, Fine Gael, with our support, seeks to protect and safeguard the poorest and the elderly, such as my constituent who cannot afford to keep warm this winter. The policy of Fianna Fáil and the Green Party is clear.

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