Seanad debates

Wednesday, 6 November 2002

Social Welfare Benefits: Motion.

 

I am not an expert on social welfare policy, but I regard it as an important priority policy, perhaps the highest political priority of the next budget. Even in the last budget the social welfare package was considerably more than the tax package. That will certainly, definitely and indisputably be the case this time around. Undoubtedly, many things need to be done and although we are very proud of our record, I do not have a quarrel with the second part of the Fine Gael amendment which calls on the Government to discriminate positively in favour of the poor, disadvantaged and those on low incomes in the forthcoming budget. I am sure that is what the Minister will do with support from the Taoiseach and her other Government colleagues.

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