Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)

-----young people in receipt of disability allowances and the entitlement of part-time workers to jobseeker's allowance. That is what it chooses to do, but it could do things differently. It could protect the living standards and spending power of families already struggling with their bills. It could ask high earners, at this time of crisis, to shoulder the burden. It could cap public sector salaries at €100,000 and make a saving of €265 million for the Exchequer.

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