Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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We now move on to the report on child benefit, namely, the Advisory Group on Tax and Social Welfare Report on Child and Family Income Support.

We have two groups with us today. From the End Child Poverty Coalition we have Ms Edel Quinn, Ms Caroline Fahey, Ms Camille Loftus and Ms June Tinsley. From the National Women’s Council of Ireland we have Ms Ann Irwin and Ms Orla O’Connor. In the Gallery I understand we have Ms Frances Byrne and Mr. Timothy Chepkwesi Katiba - my apologies if I have mispronounced the name - Ms Naomi Feely and Ms Marie-Claire McAleer.

I welcome the organisations. We had a meeting already about the report with Ms Ita Mangan, who chaired the advisory group. She went through the report with us and this is the second stage of our deliberations. The committee might make recommendations on foot of the deliberations. I invite the spokesperson for the End Child Poverty Coalition to make its submission. I understand Ms Camille Loftus will speak.