Harris on child poverty in Ireland: 'This is a wealthy country, we can do better'

About 230,000 children suffered from material deprivation in 2023, an increase of 30,000 children compared with 2022

Taoiseach Simon Harris during a visit to Ukraine this week. 

Targeted measures are needed in the upcoming budget to tackle child poverty, the Taoiseach has said.

His comments come following new figures that show there has been an increase in the number of children being deprived of basic essentials due to inflation.