Independent TDs urged to vote down welfare cuts

SIX Independent TDs have been urged to vote down a series of controversial social welfare cuts before they are passed by the Dáil this evening.

In a last-minute plea to Jackie Healy-Rae, Michael Lowry, Noel Grealish, Jim McDaid, Jimmy Devins and Eamon Scanlon, the Carers Association and disability group Inclusion Ireland have said imposing the changes will devastate lives.

“We’ve been getting calls all day from carers who are facing a 4% cut in their allowance, a 2% cut in the Christmas bonus, and other sneakier cuts.