FF pledges next Budget to tackle social exclusion

BUDGET 2005 should see substantial improvements in tackling poverty and social exclusion, CORI Justice Commission spokesman Fr Sean Healy revealed yesterday.

The long-time critic of the Government's failure to tackle social exclusion was the keynote speaker at the annual Fianna Fáil think-in at Inchydoney in west Cork yesterday.

Fr Healy said his demand for a €14 increase in social welfare payments also got a good response from the Taoiseach and Fianna Fail.