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Wed 11 Nov 2009Hanafin outlines potential welfare savings to party
MINISTER FOR Social and Family Affairs Mary Hanafin last night outlined savings that could be achieved by reducing social welfare payments at a meeting of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party.
Ms Hanafin provided information that said €81.3 million could be saved in a year through a weekly reduction of €1 in payments, “with proportionate decreases for qualified adults”, affecting nearly 1.5 million people.
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