Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have a subsequent question on the North East Inner City project but I welcome the initiative which the Taoiseach has brought to his office on the proposed unit on child poverty. At the root of many of the issues in many disadvantaged communities is the issue of child poverty and how child poverty over the lifetime of a person impacts the different social needs both a person and a community can have. I am interested to hear the Taoiseach's views about whether he believes there is an overlap between the great work being done by Ms Liz Canavan and the team who have initiated the North East Inner City project and the programme for Government commitment to expand that in a sustainable way. This child poverty unit and the project have much in common. There are clear differences and different objectives, but I believe that they can inform the work of each other. I will reserve my questions in regard to the expansion of the North East Inner City project to my later question.

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