Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2025-07-16
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

In the forthcoming budget, this Government will respond to those most in need. We will test Sinn Féin. This morning, I heard Sinn Féin's spokesman talking about universal benefits for the high rollers. That is what its spokesman, Deputy Doherty, said this morning, that he wants universal energy credits for the high rollers. I will test you and your commitment and principles. Will Sinn Féin agree to targeting and prioritising those in child poverty in the forthcoming budget? We will target and prioritise those most in need.

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Sitting date: 2025-07-16