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

There are alternatives in respect of raising the €40 million in revenue that has been identified by the Minister for Finance in this regard because coming on top of the cut in child benefit in particular, this represents a significant attack on the income of mothers and families in the context of the difficulties to which the Tánaiste has drawn attention in the past regarding rearing children, the costs of bringing children into the world and so on.

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