John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 7:

In page 8, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following:“Child Poverty annual report

13. The Minister shall prepare and lay a report before the Houses of the Oireachtas on the State’s child poverty rates which will be carried out annually and that this report shall be issued to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection.”.

We are seeking a report because we do not believe that the payment is working, which is indicated by the evidence on the ground. Since a report is required, I ask the Minister to accept the amendment.

The Government has committed to taking 90,000 children out of poverty by 2020, but we must be able to ensure that is the case and analyse the situation annually.