Taoiseach not for turning on budget cuts

The Taoiseach says the cut in the respite care grant will not be reversed.

TDs will today vote on the social welfare Bill, which will enact the cut.

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The whips of both Labour and Fine Gael have expressed confidence that all their TDs will support the bill on its passage through the Dáil.

Responding to questions from Sinn Féin today, the Taoiseach said there would be no U-turn on the cuts announced in the budget.