Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is my job to point out the problems. There will be more people out on the streets. The Government has called people spongers. People are not spongers. They want to pay their own way, but in a fair way, namely, through taxation, which is the way they have always done it. Other issues are coming down the road regarding water.

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