Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Senator Whelan warned that the ultimate shame will be on Labour Party and Fine Gael Deputies if they refuse to change tack and continue to impose unfair and regressive measures on the lowest-income people in this country. That is the reality of this budget; it is those on low and middle incomes who will suffer the most because of the choice the Government has made.

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