Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

----which will give any lone parent going back to work an extra €30 per week per child. As the studies in respect of this year's budget show, we have also increased child benefit for every child by €5 a month. I am happy to say that as Tánaiste, I have prioritised getting people back to work because when people get some work, part time or full time, their at risk of poverty rate falls by well over 60%. The best way out of poverty is getting a job, an education and opportunities in life and I have never made a secret of the fact that this is at the heart of the Labour Party's policies.

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