Poverty Data
Dail Éireann — 2025-09-25
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Louise O'Reilly (SF), Dublin Fingal West

In keeping with my form, this question is fairly straightforward. It is to do with the use of the measurement of consistent poverty, which obscures the full number of people both at risk of poverty and in material deprivation. I hope the Minister tells me he will do what I am asking, which is to consider alternative measures. We all have an interest in tackling poverty but we cannot do that unless we are measuring it properly.

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Sitting date: 2025-09-25