Kathryn Reilly (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

This is something that could have put young people on an equal footing with others and should have happened. Welfare is for young people, it should be reversed, it is causing deprivation and hardship for young people who are unemployed.

Recovery should have equal application across all sectors and I would suggest that young people be put front and centre of this. In our pre-budget submission, we said that we would restore the youth social welfare payment over two budgets.