Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The gang that is heckling will know that many elderly people have been coming to our constituency offices during the years because of financial pressures. They have been looking to disconnect their telephones. However, they also know that they need a telephone to have a personal alarm monitor. The Government's cut today will put elderly people in jeopardy. Deputies opposite can heckle all they want, but that is the reality. The reason they have decided to target the elderly is beyond me.

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