Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 12 March 2013
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children
Tackling Childhood Poverty: Discussion
5:50 pm
Mr. Stuart Duffin:
I am going to make two controversial points first. We need to be mindful of the Scandinavian model. It is good for services but there are penalties and conditions attached to non-engagement that are fairly harsh. It is fine in terms of services but not in terms of the whole package.