Dáil debates

Thursday, 25 September 2025

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions

Poverty Data

3:45 am

Photo of Dara CallearyDara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)

I will revert to the Deputy on the dashboard. There is huge work under way to make it as inclusive and measurable as possible. The unit is open to suggestions on what should be part of the dashboard. It is crucial it be used as a cross-governmental measure. We are looking at the whole area of housing costs. Depending on tenure and on whether a person owns or is renting, it can have a different impact on the figures. We are going through all of that with a view to making a decision on it as we prepare the social inclusion roadmap. That should be published in the first quarter of 2026.

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