Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

It is a document which is laid before the House. As Deputy Shortall said, it is normally laid before the House as part of the budget documentation. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan raised this issue last week. It is clear the Government gave no consideration to the impact of the budget on poor people. It is stated in the Cabinet documents that it is required to indicate the impact of proposals on persons in poverty or at risk of falling into poverty in the budget proposals.

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