James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)

I appeal to the Minister to see sense and save the €7 million somewhere else out of his €8.9 billion budget. He cannot do it again at the expense of the most vulnerable in our society. If he does, the people, and of Fingal in particular, will remember that Fianna Fáil in government meant bail-outs for the banks but hardship for the hard pressed. Where are the three Government Deputies from Dublin North, Deputies Sargent, Kennedy and Darragh O'Brien? None of them could find time to debate this motion. As with the cervical cancer vaccine, a few million euro cannot be found for our children, but billions can be found for the builders and the banks.

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