Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 16 July 2014
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform
Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed)
3:40 pm
Ms Caroline Fahy:
Society of St. Vincent de Paul members are seeing pressures stemming from more complex needs in households and a significant increase in volume of more than 100% since 2009. We spent €52 million in 2008. We are now spending €80 million a year in helping people in need. This indicates-----