Will we grasp the opportunity to win a major battle in the war against poverty?

I WISH to congratulate Pat Brosnan for highlighting the poverty hidden behind the mask of the Celtic Tiger (Irish Examiner, August 31).

As a network of groups working against poverty in Ireland, our members are well aware of this, but there seems to be a conspiracy of silence in much of the media.

Ireland has one of the lowest rates of social spending in the EU and our tax and welfare systems are weighted against the poor.