38 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Social Protection the specific cuts to child benefits, disability allowances and other social welfare payments signalled in the draft deal with the EU-IMF and in view of the latest research which indicates that 620,000 persons or 14.1% of the population are already at risk of poverty and the expert belief that this figure would be much higher if it were not for social welfare payments; and the way she will implement further cuts while simultaneously attaining the target set out in the current national agreement Towards 2016 of eliminating consistent poverty by 2016. [10714/11]

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38 Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Social Protection the specific cuts to child benefits, disability allowances and other social welfare payments signalled in the draft deal with the EU-IMF and in view of the latest research which indicates that 620,000 persons or 14.1% of the population are already at risk of poverty and the expert belief that this figure would be much higher if it were not for social welfare payments; and the way she will implement further cuts while simultaneously attaining the target set out in the current national agreement Towards 2016 of eliminating consistent poverty by 2016. [10714/11]

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