Dáil debates
Thursday, 8 December 2011
Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage
2:00 pm
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
The level of the allowance and its duration have greatly increased during the past ten years. The scheme is unsustainable, given the increase in numbers and costs and the fiscal position of the State. Of course, we will still pay the fuel allowance for the coldest six months of the year-----
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