Human Resources committee  I think there would have been a prevailing attitude in Ireland 20 years ago that if we solved unemployment, poverty would be solved, and the fact that the economy turned around and we had full employment really concentrated the mind on the structural issues that were preventing c

Human Resources committee  Can I just add something in relation to child care?

Human Resources committee  I suppose there has been a focus in Ireland on child care as a workforce activation measure as opposed to a more holistic view of child care in terms of what is in the best interests of the child. A recent development here has been the establishment of an office for the Minister

Human Resources committee  I suppose that in terms of communities we would have a very strong belief that people experiencing poverty have a big role to play in working together to tackle poverty within their own communities, but they need support and resources to do that. Ireland has a widespread communit

Human Resources committee  I think what Kevin has said is right, that public opinion and public attitudes probably are very important in actually getting the process going. However, I think political leadership is very important in terms of sustaining the progress that's made. The third thing I'd say is