Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour) | Oireachtas source

There were no cuts in social welfare rates or cuts in payments to children in last year's budget.

Child poverty is an issue the Government is concerned about. As any parent knows, the most prudent thing one can do for children and their future is to ensure there is good management of financial affairs, now and in the future. That applies equally to a household or to a Government dealing with the national finances.

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