Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2024-01-23
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Lynn Ruane (IND), University of Dublin

-----and poverty in one-parent households is directly related to the failure of the State and to the lack of recognition within the Constitution. Criminality is related to poverty. Poverty has been a failure of the State in terms of supporting single-parent households for generations. If you want to make the real connections, you can.

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Sitting date: 2024-01-23