Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 21 January 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection

Impact of Social Protection Payments on Income Distribution: Discussion

1:00 pm

Photo of Ciarán CannonCiarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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I thank the delegates for their very interesting and enlightening contributions. Where is the exemplar? Who is doing this well and how do we compare? In the opinion of the delegates, is there, as of yet, an untapped source of either income or wealth or a combination of both, of a magnitude that can genuinely make an impact and will achieve further equality in Irish society in the future? Is this opportunity available for us and, if so, is it of a magnitude that can make a real and tangible impact? If this is the case, why has it not been done up to now?