Seanad debates
Wednesday, 6 November 2002
Social Welfare Benefits: Motion.
An excellent service is also provided by MABS centres of which, I believe, there are 52 in total, including one in Ballina and one in Castlebar. I have been approached recently about the need for a third such centre in County Mayo to complete the coverage of this large county. There is a great need for that service because of the large number of very poor people who find it difficult to manage their limited household budgets. The demand for an additional centre is indicative of the fact that the existing centres are overworked. Undoubtedly, the experience in this regard in County Mayo is similar to that in other counties.
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