Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

The Minister is part and parcel of the cabal that has brought this country to its knees in the past ten years. I urge her not to dismiss the Opposition, but to listen to the people who need this money. A mother or someone who is adopting a child needs that support of nearly €900, but the Minister is unilaterally cutting their heads off in terms of bringing their children up in a good environment during those first months. I urge the Minister to reverse this cut. There is no easy way around it.

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