The Social Protection Minister's again defended her cuts to the dole for under 26's saying we have to be "more ambitious" for young people.
Joan Burton's putting laws through the Dáil today and tomorrow to give effect to the budgetary decisions in Social Welfare.
Along with the cuts to supports for older people the cuts in the dole for younger people have been the ones to cause the greatest unease.
But Minister Burton says she believes the cuts are absolutely right: