Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Minister for Social Protection has increased resources, is increasing and will continue to increase resources in respect of the additional needs payments. I am also anxious to get the timelines improved and we discussed that this morning. The Minister for Social Protection is also anxious that this issue is addressed because of the winter period we are entering. The Deputy may be interested that there have been thousands and thousands of additional applicants, which means that the scheme is responding.

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