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Almost 80% of Irish people think the old age pension needs to be increased
The findings result from a new poll conducted by Amárach Research for Claire Byrne Live.
ALMOST FOUR FIFTHS of Irish people believe that the Irish old age pension should be increased by €5 per week.
The findings are contained in a new Claire Byrne Live/Amárach Research poll, released this evening.
When asked “do you support the Fianna Fáil campaign to have the old age pension increased by €5 a week?”, the results were as follows:
- Yes: 77%
- No: 15%
- Don’t know: 8%
Fianna Fáil TD Willie O’Dea has said in recent times that the €5 increase mooted is the “very minimum” that has been given.
Speaking on Claire Byrne Live, Fine Gael whip Regina Doherty was at pains to emphasise that such an increase is contained within the programme for government.
The respondents to the first question were also asked whether or not more money should be allocated to tax cuts or to spending on public services in next week’s budget which led to a far more equal response.
The results were:
- Yes: 48%
- No: 44%
- Don’t know: 8%
1,000 Irish adults were consulted earlier today for the poll.
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