I have no problem paying OAP's €230 a week. The elderly in our society deserve our gratitude and respect. I also have no problem paying people who find themselves suddenly unemployed after years of working €200 a week. I do have a problem with the whole universal aspect of social welfare though. Like child benefit, some people do not need it. We have limited resources and what resources we do have should be targeted at the most vunerable.
We need to ask ourselves what type of welfare system we want. I don't believe in comparing ourselves to the UK or any other Country. I am proud that we look after our vunerable as long as they are truely vunerable. There is little doubt that there are far too many people benefiting from welfare that don't need it whether that is in child allowance, OAP, Rent allowance, single parent allowance, Job seekers allowance etc....
We need to ask ourselves what type of welfare system we want. I don't believe in comparing ourselves to the UK or any other Country. I am proud that we look after our vunerable as long as they are truely vunerable. There is little doubt that there are far too many people benefiting from welfare that don't need it whether that is in child allowance, OAP, Rent allowance, single parent allowance, Job seekers allowance etc....