Noel Grealish (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I stand corrected. My figures are wrong in this regard. I gave an interview on my local radio station this morning in which I stated that I would have supported such a proposal if it had come before the House, particularly as it would have removed a number of difficulties for the Minister's Department. I am of the view that the Minister does not believe in what is being done here and that she is going against everything for which she stands by introducing these cuts. Perhaps she will indicate why the proposal to which I refer was dropped and why it was voted down by Fine Gael.

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