Dáil debates
Tuesday, 7 February 2012
Private Members' Business. Community Employment Schemes: Motion
8:00 pm
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
Due to the current economic circumstances and the need for the Department to find savings of €475 million in the budget, it is necessary to examine all aspects of expenditure of my Department. I can inform the Deputy that no cut is easy or pleasant to implement but the country is in a very difficult place. The payments in the Republic are way in excess of-----
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