Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)

Unlike Fianna Fáil, the changes that we are making in the social welfare system are accompanied by measures. In the case of lone parents, we are providing child care. In the case of the unemployed, we will implement measures to enable them to return to work. These measures are contained in Pathways to Work. Most importantly, we are making efforts to bring investment to Ireland so that jobs will be created. The best and surest way for a person to get out of poverty is-----

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