Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Unfortunately, the full impact of the budget on Mr. Sheppard or the other pensioners is unknown. During Leaders' Questions on an occasion before the budget was introduced I asked the Tánaiste to inform the Dáil how the burden of the budget would be distributed across society. He refused to do so. Now we know. This morning, one week after the Finance Bill was voted through the House, the ESRI has presented that analysis. Here is what happened in budget 2014-----

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