Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

One always introduces the social welfare Bill to give legislative effect to the budgetary provisions such that people can be paid on the first day of January and then there is a second Bill in March. These are the facts of the situation. The Deputy should stop making inaccuracies in the House. The finance Bill will be prepared. It must be prepared. No decision has been made on when the House will resume after Christmas; all I can say is that it will resume after Christmas.

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