Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Socialist Party) | Oireachtas source

I will not go beyond the two minutes allocated to me because, obviously, it is a complete and utter waste of time in trying to bring home the realities of the social welfare cuts to the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection. Those in work are contrasted with those on social welfare payments. It is the old divisive tactic in the Chamber, which is absolutely disgraceful. Social welfare is generally designed for people who are not in work. Those on social welfare payments also pay taxes and paid them before they landed in the social welfare system. The Minister’s attempt to divide the two categories does not go down very well.

On the ludicrous claims the Minister has just made about housing, her Department does not provide one single person with a home.

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