'The Poor Can't Pay' has launched the second phase of its 'make a commitment' campaign, in which we turn our attention to our TDs and Senators and ask them to make a personal commitment to do all in their power to ensure that there are no further cuts in social welfare or the minimum wage.

For the last few weeks we have been asking members of the general public to make the same commitment and hundreds have signed up to do what they can. We are now asking each of them - and every other person in the country concerned with fairness and equality to ask their elected representatives to stand up and be counted.