Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)

Nothing has happened in this year which they say will have an impact on that. It has been acknowledged and the statistics show it. We are trying not to row back on advances which have been made. Deputy Naughten mentioned the back-to-school clothing and footwear allowance. All those payments made in September were on time where people applied on time.

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