Seanad debates
Wednesday, 20 February 2019
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
10:30 am
Paul Gavan (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
That is no problem. It is an important question. The report was written by TASC, the Think-tank for Action on Social Change. It is a very academic and well-respected report. The launch was well attended yesterday. I saw colleagues from the Labour Party and Sinn Féin there, as well as Independents. I want to draw attention to it because we have a massive problem with inequality in Ireland, and this report tells us it is getting worse. That is why we need a debate on the topic. We should all accept that inequality is a major problem in our society. We should take steps to debate it fairly and openly to come up with proper solutions to improve the status of those on the lowest incomes in our society.
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