Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister. Even having this interaction with her is one way for us to highlight the issue. I acknowledge the campaign, although I have some issues with it given it was effectively a cost-of-living crisis campaign for working families in the main. Nevertheless, while I have some reservations about what I perceive to be the centralisation of services, we all acknowledge it must move online and there is no question about that. I still fear the gradual and slow diminution of the CWO service, but that is for another day.

I acknowledge what the Minister is saying. If there were a small budget line to work with, for instance, for organisations such as the Irish Hospice Foundation or other NGOs or voluntary bodies to get out the message regarding access to supplementary welfare allowance schemes for funeral services, that would be welcome.

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