64. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his Department’s role in addressing child poverty under the six priority areas identified by the child poverty and well-being unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26343/25]
Topics / Child Poverty
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsChild Poverty
108 questions from 42 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 24 September 2026.
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98. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the progress against the national target for reducing the number of children experiencing consistent poverty; whether a new target has been set for the reduction in the numbers of children living in poverty in the period to the end of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21676/25]
153. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has carried out any research or analysis on implementing a child poverty reduction Act, similar to the Act introduced in Scotland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21713/25]
1. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an overview of the two reports by the child poverty and well-being programme office recently published by his Department. [8041/25]
2. Deputy John Connolly asked the Taoiseach to report on the work of the child poverty programme in his Department. [9481/25]
3. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach to report on the work of the child poverty and well-being programme in his Department. [12375/25]
4. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach to report on the work of the child poverty and well-being programme in his Department. [12378/25]
5. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Taoiseach for an update in respect of the programme plan for child poverty and well-being 2023-2025. [12936/25]
6. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach the progress made by his Department in reducing child poverty and promoting well-being. [13487/25]
7. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Taoiseach to report on the work of the child poverty programme in his Department. [13733/25]
8. Deputy John Lahart asked the Taoiseach to report on the work of the child poverty programme in his Department. [13734/25]
9. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach to report on the work of the child poverty and well-being programme in his Department. [13744/25]
10. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Taoiseach to report on the work of the child poverty programme in his Department. [13751/25]
11. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach to report on the work of the child poverty programme in his Department. [13753/25]
12. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach to report on the work of the child poverty and well-being programme in his Department. [13820/25]
13. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach to report on the work of the child poverty and well-being programme in his Department. [13975/25]
14. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach to report on the work of the child poverty and well-being programme in his Department. [15662/25]
15. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach for an update in respect of the programme plan for child well-being. [17121/25]
16. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Taoiseach for an update in respect of the programme plan for child poverty and well-being 2023-2025. [17214/25]
25. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Taoiseach the progress made by his Department in reducing child poverty and promoting well-being. [7636/25]
28. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach to report on the work of the child poverty and well-being programme in his Department. [9487/25]
29. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach the progress made by his Department in reducing child poverty and promoting well-being. [10821/25]
30. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach for an update in respect of the programme plan for child well-being. [12275/25]
42. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach to report on the work of the child poverty and well-being programme in his Department. [5805/25]
43. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Taoiseach to report on the work of the child poverty and well-being programme office in respect of addressing one of its six priority areas: child and family homelessness. [6426/25]