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

The Taoiseach's words will be cold comfort to those who are in this position. People are being left in limbo. The supplementary welfare allowance system is not adequate and does not provide a payment in 70% of cases. The self-employed, for example, are finding it extraordinarily difficult to access the supplementary welfare allowance.

I ask the Taoiseach to stop using phrases such as "I would like to think we could have better times". It is his job and the job of the Minister to ensure the waiting times are shortened-----

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