Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

-----the second point they make to me is that elderly people value in particular concessions such as the free travel allowance. Again, although the Government must make all its schemes as efficient and as cost-effective as possible, these nonetheless are highly important benefits to which the taxpayers contribute. Moreover, they are happy to see that our elderly people have one of the highest levels of payment in Europe and, therefore, in Ireland, the lowest risk of poverty.

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