Noel Grealish (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I will not rehearse what previous speakers stated. Everyone is aware of the tremendous work done by carers and of the money they save the State by keeping people in their own homes. Like Deputy Nulty and others, I would like to know why the Labour Party dropped a proposal it put forward in the context of the budget to the effect that there be a 3% increase in the universal social charge. Such a move would have brought in €365 million. I gave an interview on my local radio station-----

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