Maria McCormack (Sinn Fein)

It is unfortunate at the moment that we have this problem. We did not get an increase and social welfare payments just do not match the cost of living. I volunteer with Portlaoise Action to Homelessness. It mainly focuses on going to Dublin two days a week to feed the homeless but we have a lot of food poverty. In the interim, do the witnesses have any advice? I know it is not the long-term solution. Of course we need more social welfare.