John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Older people living alone are among the most vulnerable in society. Many of them rely solely on the State pension for income and face the same increase in the cost of living as all other households. Additional charges placed on older people, for example, the family home tax, water charges and the increased prescription charges, have placed a major burden on older people living alone. Fine Gael has maintained the prescription charges for medical card holders introduced by Fianna Fáil in 2010. In targeting the sick and weak both parties have shown that they have no shame.

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