Seanad
‹ Order of Business Social welfare Bill and budget
Summary
Senator Clune defends the budget’s scale within the bailout programme and says the Social Welfare Bill should receive proper debate without a guillotine.
The social welfare Bill will be taken this week in the Dáil and next week in the Seanad. The Leader of the House gave a commitment that the guillotine will not be used and I am sure he will follow through on that commitment. It is a very important discussion and an important element of legislation.
I remind Senator Darragh O'Brien that the budget is taking €2.5 billion out of the economy and that does not happen easily-----
Comment on this
It is €3.1 billion down to €2.5 billion. We are in a bailout programme-----
Comment on this
We are borrowing to the tune of €12 billion annually-----
