Record of tackling child poverty ‘very poor’

THE Government’s record on tackling child poverty is very poor despite Social and Family Affairs Minister Seamus Brennan’s assertion that the problem is “reprehensible”, a leading charity said yesterday.

The minister told the Patrick MacGill Summer School in Glenties, Co Donegal, that ending child poverty was one of his main priorities.

“There are 80,000 lone parents, caring for 150,000 children, who need help,” Mr Brennan said.