Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

The recent Economic and Social Research Institute, ESRI, report entitled Headline Poverty Target Reduction in Ireland and the Role of Work and Social Welfare found that lone parents and working-age adults with disabilities experienced distinctively higher rates of income poverty, deprivation and consistent poverty. In light of that, yesterday the Social Democrats tabled a motion calling for action on the cost of disability. Today, I want to highlight the needs of lone parents, who are being overwhelmed by the cost of childcare.

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