Ms Colette Bennett:

That is based on the survey on income and living conditions, SILC. It is an income and living conditions survey. It is based on 60% of the median income. If we were to line everyone up in order from the lowest to the highest income, the person who is bang in the middle would be the median. We take 60% of that person's earnings and that is the poverty line. For a single adult, the weekly poverty line is €318.50.