Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 15 October 2025

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development

Child Poverty: Discussion

2:00 am

Photo of Mark WallMark Wall (Kildare South, Labour)

I will come back on the working family payment. I have two further questions, if that is okay. A lot of mention has been made of the Taoiseach’s Department in the context of children and well-being. How often do officials of the Department of Social Protection meet with that Department? As far as the witnesses are aware, how often does that Department meet? When there is a meeting, what discussions take place? Mention was made of six separate issues. Could we clarify what six separate issues are discussed by the Taoiseach’s Department when it has targets? I know the witnesses are not representing the Taoiseach’s Department, but it was mentioned that there were six separate issues.

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