Donie Cassidy (Fianna Fail)

The Government yesterday indicated an allocation in spending of €55.8 billion or an increase of 3.6%, for the coming year. Of that allocation, an increase of 8.4%, or €1.5 billion or €1.514 billion, will be given to social welfare. An increase of 2.1%, or €329 million, will be allocated for health and an increase——