‘People on low incomes paying for tax cuts enjoyed by the better-off’

People on low incomes are paying for tax cuts enjoyed by the better-off, opposition parties have warned.

But as the Dáil debated the budget measures, Taoiseach Enda Kenny delivered a robust defence of his Government’s intentions towards struggling families.

Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams said the poor had suffered to ease the financial burden on the wealthy.