Galway Bay fm newsroom - Families in Galway are still relying on Family Income Support despite a decrease in the unemployment rate.
That's according to Galway-Roscommon Fianna Fáil T.D, Eugene Murphy.
He says there are one thousand 360 Galway families on FIS in 2011, however this has seen a 99 per cent increase in 2017 up to 2 thousand 700 families.
Deputy Murphy says that despite more people being employed, many are still in very low paid jobs and need state assistance.
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