Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I do not agree with the Senator about that.

Senator Grace O'Sullivan raised the issue of CETA. I would be happy to invite the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to the House to address the points made by the Senator.

Senator Humphreys raised the issue of the payment of social welfare. He referenced savings of €28 million. For the first time, this Government was clear. I will answer the Senator's question. The ambiguity around the date is very simple. This Government wanted to give a €5 increase to everybody. Some people did not want to give an increase to anybody. If one reads the Sinn Féin alternative budget, one can see that it was giving less to people. I have read the Sinn Féin documentation. It is proposing to give less.