Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)

The conditions of the hardship fund were announced today by the Government. Will the Taoiseach say whether the fund has been increased or whether the Cabinet has sought to increase it? The Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Mansergh, told the Joint Committee on the Environment, Heritage and Local Government today that we needed to establish a relocation fund. In my constituency and that of the Taoiseach, there are people who would be affected under those circumstances. There is a conflict between their eligibility for the hardship fund and the costs of relocation-----

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