The Issues

It is important to have information and facts on child poverty in Ireland to be able to track our progress in ending child poverty, and to ensure that we are appropriately responding to children’s need and are vindicating their rights.

But behind all of these statistics are children living with the effects of poverty, deprivation and exclusion. Their stories are told in the case studies section. Children themselves must also be given the opportunity to express their needs and influence public policy development.

There are steps that can be taken to alleviate deprivation and exclusion and end child poverty forever.