Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

In light of what the Tánaiste stated at his party conference, why is the Labour Party attacking the most vulnerable group? This afternoon, the Government will change the rules in respect of those who are in receipt of mortgage interest supplement and it will give banks a veto for the first time ever, in that a person who goes to a community welfare officer to get the mortgage interest supplement must have his or her bank's approval to do so. Some of those banks are not Irish.

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