Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

-----and that they would be financially dependent for the rest of their lives. I am sorry but that is not an ideology I subscribe to, even the tiniest bit. We want to provide financial independence for this group of people who are living in consistent poverty that rates far higher than the rest of the population, as are their children. If they want to stay at home then that is a choice but it will not improve their living standards. In the main these women want to work. I do not know how many of these people the Deputy knows-----

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