Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

If the House is going to deal with it, it is very important. According to Social Justice Ireland the recession has pushed 100,000 more people into poverty, 750,000 people live below the poverty line in the Republic and one in five children live in households with incomes below the poverty line. Obviously the recession is having a huge impact in this country. It is incredible that since 2008, 300 individuals in the State have grown their wealth by €89 billion.

On the one hand we have 300 individuals who since 2008 have grown their wealth by €89 billion while on the other we have 750,000 people in this State living below the poverty line.

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