Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Estimates of funding cuts range from 7% to 38%. They will be utterly devastating in my own constituency area. In light of this, will the Tánaiste support an urgent Dáil debate on this matter? The Minister, Deputy Kelly, should discuss and rationalise, if he can, the flawed nature of the social inclusion community activation programme. The process is deeply unfair to workers and will have negative consequences for the communities involved.

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