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<p>Chief executive of the Jack &amp; Jill Foundation Carmel Doyle: 'We see young families, with mortgages, struggling to raise the money for essential home renovations; how the income threshold to avail of the grant is extremely low, in turn leaving middle-income families with little or no support.'  Picture Colm Mahady / Fennells </p>

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<p>Carmel Doyle, CEO Jack &amp; Jill, and Valerie Judge author, and Ava Kenny read Gerry The Giraffe Goes To Hospital in The Gutter Bookshop, Dalkey County Dublin. Picture: Sara Hanley</p>

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