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Fine Gael distances itself from councillor s comments that child benefit can be a subsidy to have sex
Cllr David McManus said he did not mean to cause offence by his comments. By Christina Finn Tuesday 25 May 2021, 5:05 PM 1 hour ago 17,514 Views 50 Comments
Fine Gael has said that the Councillor s views are not consistent with party policy.
FINE GAEL HAS distanced itself from comments made by a party councillor who claimed paying child benefit to high earners is like a “subsidy for them to have sex”.
Councillor and deputy mayor of South Dublin County Council, David McManus initially made his comments on a podcast for the Tallaght Echo newspaper but today defended his