Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)

The Ceann Comhairle seems to have a blind spot about this bench.

As the only Labour Party speaker with any time remaining which is three minutes, I would gladly give two minutes to Deputy Joe Behan. He is one of the very few really Independent voices in the House that cannot be bought by the price of a hospital which has already been announced by the Minister for Health and Children.

The Tánaiste may be able to assist me. I have been trying to find the anti-poverty strategy in this budget. Since I came into this House all budgets have been poverty-proofed. Last year's Budget Statement contained an annexe B which showed the effect of the budget on the poor and on poverty. I cannot find this information anywhere in the documentation. The Minister for Finance stated that he would be helpful to the Opposition so maybe he could assist me and tell where it is or do the poor just not matter any more to this Government?

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