James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)

Apropos of the question asked by my colleague, Deputy Hogan, Members have not been provided with clarity in respect of Government policy on social welfare. Furthermore, in this House before Christmas, I raised the issue of a dole office for the people of Balbriggan, a community in which 4,000 people now are unemployed. Although it is almost June, there still is no sign of any facility despite half the main street of Balbriggan lying idle-----

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