A Fine Gael spokesman this morning condemned the Govenment for “the cynical ploy” of offering free sunbed sessions to the unemployed.
“This is no less than a cynical ploy to get people off the live register by killing them,” a Fine Gael spokesman said.
However, a Government spokesman accused Fine Gael of playing politics with people’s lives. “People have lost their livelihoods. The economy is in tatters. The healthy orange glow of a sunbed tan could be the little lift that helps someone to continue in times of great adversity,” he said.
Earlier, the government spokesman said there was a clear need to transform the country into a leisure society. “For that reason we are offering free sunbed sessions to the unemployed. Those eligible will also receive a complimentary cocktail swizzle stick.”
Minister for Health Mary Harney was not available for comment.
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