Last week I sought a debate on child poverty in this country. The Taoiseach and the Combat Poverty Agency appear to have different views on the extent of child poverty. Measured by the same indices used by the Combat Poverty Agency in Ireland, we have the second highest level of child poverty in Europe. We should be profoundly ashamed of this and should debate and try to remedy it rather than pretending it is not a problem. I ask the Leader for a debate on the issue before Christmas.