Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, United Left) | Oireachtas source

We should be dealing with this and using the opportunity to put money back into people's pockets and reverse the social welfare cuts. If core social welfare payments were to be brought back up to 2009 levels it would mean €40 extra a week for a couple and €27 extra a week for a single person. This is what needs to be put back into people's pockets.

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