Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 21 January 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection

Impact of Social Protection Payments on Income Distribution: Discussion

1:00 pm

Mr. Cormac Staunton:

Yes, the Gini coefficient has stayed the same.

The level of deprivation has increased from one quarter to almost one third of adults. In addition to examining the position on inequality, the issue of adequacy must also be addressed. That in itself is a form of inequality.

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