Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

That is also true of the other payments to children. It is wrong of Fianna Fáil to decide that it is not even possible, given the way Deputy O'Dea is exclaiming here, to review or examine the entire set of payments to children and families to see if we can spend money in a way that is more targeted while retaining a strong universal element. We are trying to determine whether we can spend the funds in a way that is targeted particularly towards poorer families with children, whether in or out of work, so that poverty outcomes for children are improved.

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