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

Let us look at the other cuts such as those to the rent supplement. Probably the most despicable of all is the cut to the bereavement grant, which is absolutely wrong. The Taoiseach should talk to any family dealing with a bereavement. The only support the State provides for eligible families to bury their loved ones, young or old, is the €850 bereavement grant, which is being taken away from them. It is wrong. The Taoiseach should not strip away this grant from families who need it at this time. The cost of burying a loved one is expensive-----

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