Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2025-11-19
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

That is what she said. We decided not to do that. Sinn Féin wanted us to give energy credits to everybody, irrespective of income. Sinn Féin wants to give millionaires and people on €200,000 an energy credit. We have said that we will give child support payments the biggest increase. Children over 12 will get €16 extra a week out of this budget up to €78 a week. Children under 12 will get an increase of €8 up to €58 a week. Job seeker's benefit allowance has been increased by €10 per week, as have State pensions and so on.
There has also been investment in public services in terms of education, health and disability. Yes, we made choices.

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Sitting date: 2025-11-19