Seanad debates
Tuesday, 18 February 2003
Finance and Related Matters: Statements.
In the long term we need to look at a consumer confidence index. For the first time I am hearing friends under the age of 30 talking about job insecurity, something they never mentioned before. People are worried as things tighten up. I am concerned at the increases we have seen in social welfare and I wonder if we can continue to sustain them in light of changed economic conditions. It is likely that the number of social welfare recipients will increase, but it is not clear that the Government has made provision for that.
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