Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)

I am looking at all the data and taking into account such issues as consistent poverty. Later this week I will meet with a broad cross-section of voluntary groups dealing with the elderly, lone parents, the unemployed and so on. Arising from all those discussions that will continue month after month, I hope it would be possible to arrive at a consensus in terms of the issue I highlighted, that is, the need to protect the vulnerable.

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