Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

I know my colleague across the floor will respect every word I say and hang on to it for dear life, as would be his wont.

I have listened very carefully for the past couple of days and some things have stuck in my mind. It does no harm to remember them. No one who has been elected to this House would be in any way disposed towards cutting payments to persons in receipt of disability allowance, the old age pension or whatever social welfare payment to which they are entitled.

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