Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

-----and that he knew of students whose only source of food on a weekly basis was a bag of pasta and a jar of tomato ketchup as they awaited their grants to come through.

I hope the Minister will take on board the concerns raised on this side of the House and, no doubt, by his own backbenchers. This is an issue that should not be allowed to fester any longer. I hope he Minister will be able to give a clear and unambiguous commitment that this matter will be resolved without further delay.

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