Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The rise comes amid a 3% real decline in the average disposable income of households with children. Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have failed families and failed children, and child poverty is deepening as a result. Child benefit is a crucial tool for tackling child poverty and supporting families. After Fianna Fáil crashed the economy in 2008, it made children pay. Remember that, Micheál? It made the children pay. It cut the child benefit across the board. Fine Gael continued to put the pressure on children and families.

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