Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

-----contributory and non-contributory pensions in this country for our senior citizens are among the highest in Europe. The ESRI, which, for the Deputy's information, is a completely independent body, has said that since the bank guarantee and all of the adjustments that have taken place, elderly people have lost about 1.4% in all of those adjustments.

Deputy Daly might think that her feet are more on the ground than anybody else's but does she think it is not right and fair that people should have allowances for free travel, free electricity or free fuel?

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