Martin Ferris (Kerry North, Sinn Fein)
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Question 183: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a study has been undertaken since Budget 2008 to ascertain if payments made by that Budget improved the quality of life for the most vulnerable in society. [34846/08]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The EU Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) is carried out annually by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). It is a survey of private households provided for under EU legislation (Council Regulation No 1177/2003) which commenced in Ireland in June 2003. The primary focus of the survey is the collection of information on the income and living conditions of different types of households, from which indicators on poverty, deprivation and social exclusion are derived.

The next EU-SILC report will relate to 2007 and is due to be published next month. The report on 2008 is expected in approximately 12 months.