Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 16 October 2025
Committee on Children and Equality
Child Poverty and Deprivation: Discussion (Resumed)
2:00 am
Ms Elizabeth Canavan:
I do not think it is possible to say there is a direct read-across between the countries that are at the top in terms of how they structure their tax or welfare systems or their supports. It is too complex to say that there is a direct read-across or that these are the best-practice countries. People will talk about-----