Seanad debates

Tuesday, 18 February 2003

Finance and Related Matters: Statements.

 

Senator White touched on one cutback which I find objectionable in the announcements of cutbacks both before and after the budget – the cutback in the area of underprivilege. We have seen the abandonment of the student summer employment schemes. That is a retrograde step. Numerous voluntary bodies benefited from having students available to carry out essential work. The same bodies affected by the cutback are also affected by the cutback in community employment schemes. These cutbacks will have untold repercussions, particularly for sports organisations which often have their facilities looked after by people employed under the community employment scheme.

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