Martin Ferris (Kerry North, Sinn Fein)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to debate the fact that participants on community employment schemes are having their wages cut by 5.5% in comparison to those in receipt of the jobseeker's allowance in the same age group, whose cut is to be 4.1%; the fact that this makes a mockery of the Government's claim that it is encouraging people to retrain and seek new employment; and the fact that it will represent a significant drop in income for people who are already struggling to make ends meet.

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