Mr. Niall Egan:

I thank the Deputy. The roadmap for social inclusion was launched in 2020, just before Covid hit. We were preparing as a Department in 2019. We had not envisaged the impact of Covid would have. The roadmap has a national target to achieve a consistent poverty level of 2% by the end of this year and we are not on track to achieve that, to be upfront and honest. The latest statistics from the CSO published earlier this year, which are based on 2023 income levels, show consistent poverty levels of 5%. I would flag that they are not-----