Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)

There are 100,000 working poor in this State. Many cannot afford to feed their families and are cutting back on medication to pay fuel bills. They must choose between meeting mortgage payments and meeting the cost of their children's education. This Bill will help to protect them. If Labour Party Members fail to step up to the mark, they will become the caricature of gombeen politicians, full of meaningless rhetoric and standing for absolutely nothing.

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