Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

Before the Taoiseach leaves for China, I ask him to give the House a categorical assurance that when he rams this shameful, disgraceful and callous decision through, he will not follow it with similar decisions on electricity, telephone and travel allowances, which he can do without any legislation. I ask him for that assurance today.

The Taoiseach can prevent the ignominy of whatever number of elderly people from all over the country turn up tomorrow. They will travel to the capital city to protest——

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