Catherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)

I welcome this opportunity to speak on this very important Bill. I also express my concern to the Minister. I have already spoken to her in this regard. She has listened with great interest and I hope some of the issues that have been raised by Deputies will be considered over the next couple of days.

In the past few days, I have listened to the name calling, insults and mud slinging from the Opposition. I listened in disgust to the unfair comments regarding the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Joan Burton made yesterday by one of my constituency colleagues in Dublin South Central. I cannot understand his reasons.

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