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Ireland tops persistent deprivation scale – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has welcomed the new ESRI survey in relation to the persistent deprivation levels among lone parents and working-age adults with a disability. The ESRI study into deprivation in 11 EU countries between 2004 and 2015 shows a ‘significant gap’ in the rate of deprivation experienced by vulnerable adults in […]

People living in poverty not feeling any recovery – Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has said a recent report from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) that shows the numbers living in poverty still at crisis levels is another indicator that the recovery is partial, not impacting on those stuck in poverty, and highlights again the need for the government to put in place […]