Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 9 October 2025
Committee on Children and Equality
Child Poverty and Deprivation: Discussion
2:00 am
Dr. Naomi Feely:
It is about having this dedicated service focused on children and families. That will be critical, particularly in areas of deprivation. Alongside that, we also need to promote home visiting. Good economic analysis of home visiting has been carried out that shows a good return on investment. The figures are contained in the Child Poverty Monitor. I do not want to get them wrong. I can follow up with the Deputy on those figures. Alongside those services, the supports provided through the full roll-out of the equal start programme will be critical. As my colleague Dr. O’Reilly stated in terms of the DEIS plus model, we will also see those wraparound supports in the school so we know that children will be interacting with a number of different trusted adults.
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