David Cullinane (Sinn Fein)

Does the Leader agree with me that this was a spineless attack on some of the most vulnerable people in this State and that people do not make those lifestyle choices? Does he, or anybody else in this Chamber, believe that people in their own counties make those lifestyle choices? I do not believe that is the case.

The issue of long-term unemployment is complex and should not be trivialised in the manner done by the Minister for Social Protection. That was wrong. We should have a debate in this Chamber on how we can get those people back to work and deliver on the promises made but since abandoned by the two parties in Government.