Jimmy Harte (Labour) | Oireachtas source

The Minister is welcome. It is not easy to stand up in the Chamber and deal with this and no one here is welcoming any reduction in the respite care grant. The centenary of the First World War is not too far away and I have previously said in the Seanad that one of the most telling epitaphs of the First World War was: "For your tomorrow, we gave our today." The previous Fianna Fáil-led Government borrowed money beyond the realms of decency and I paraphrase that quote and put it to the Fianna Fáil members that: "For our today, we took away your tomorrow", which is what it did to the children of this country. It borrowed money that future generations, who are not yet born, will have to pay back because it wanted to buy elections. We are here today-----