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Dail Éireann — 2022-02-03
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Neasa Hourigan (GP), Dublin Central

I am very heartened to hear of the threading through of issues of child poverty throughout the Minister's statement. I appreciate that housing is not his brief, but we have 2,500 children in emergency accommodation. The cost of rents in particular is rising rapidly, and the cost of living is difficult for families on lower incomes. Will the Minister talk to me a little about what the child guarantee will mean for children?
I am thinking particularly of children in emergency accommodation.

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Sitting date: 2022-02-03