Colm Keaveney (Galway East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is simply unacceptable that these groups are targeted in the first place. I welcome the fact one of the Minister's first actions after his elevation to office was to climb down on this, although this was as a consequence of the pressure from this House and the organisations involved, some of which are protesting at the gates of Leinster House today. Does the Minister not agree that we must find another way of funding them, one that has an understanding of security with respect to how they can sustained in delivering important services within the community? It is unacceptable that this decision was made in the first place. It is representative of the crass nature of how we attack people in society, in particular those who are providing critical public services within our community.

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