No commitment from Taoiseach to reverse cuts

BUDGET cuts to Family Income Supplement (FIS) for hundreds of low-paid families will drive many of them “over the brink”, Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has warned.

He yesterday urged Taoiseach Enda Kenny to reverse the cuts, saying they would have a devastating impact on families caring for loved ones.

But Mr Kenny said the Government had advised, in advance, the budget would affect every single citizen in the country and that there were no “easy choices”.