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 Saturday May 17, 2003 16:44 by Ailin
 Des Dalton, Assistant PRO, Republican Sinn Féin May 16, 2003 "The Dublin Government, whose right-wing social and economic policies have squandered the wealth which was available to them over the past number of years, resulting in an ever widening gap between rich and poor, is now targeting the most weak and vulnerable in society. This was highlighted at the recent AGM of KARE, a Kildare based charity which provides a range of services for disabled people and their families, who are now facing a deficit of 200 000 euro for 2003 as compared to a deficit of 4.088 euro for 2002, as a result of the removal of all state funding. An Amnesty International report released on Thursday (May 15) indicts Bertie Ahern and his government for 'failing to meet the human rights of the mentally ill homeless', finding that 75% of those homeless within the 26 Counties are people suffering from metal illness." "All of this points to a government which is both morally and politically bankrupt, allowing the basic infrastructure of the state, such as health, education and public transport to deteriorate, in pursuit of its own limited ideological goals." |
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