Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I absolutely reject what the Deputy just said about Labour Party policy. She knows we restored the minimum wage as soon as we got into government. She knows we are working on the REA legislation and we believe in decent wages for work. That is Labour Party policy. We have also had to live in a very real and difficult world for the past few years. The Deputy is lucky as she does not have to worry about things like that because she can be against everything. We had to make responsible decisions in government which were extremely difficult. In the area of education my predecessor worked really hard and managed to protect the core elements of the education budget. I do not take any criticism from the Deputy in that regard. I have already said I will meet the Minister of State, Deputy Nash, today with regard to REAs. I will not comment on individual cases.

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