End Child Poverty Coalition EU Parliamentary Hustings event

Chaired by:

Renowned newscaster, Eileen Dunne

Panel:

Lord Mayor Eibhlin Byrne, Fianna Fáil

Deirdre De Burca, Green Party

Proinsias De Rossa, Labour

Marian Harkin, Independent

Mary Lou McDonald, Sinn Finn

Senator John Paul Phelan, Fine Gael

Caroline Simons, Libertas

The End Child Poverty Coalition is a partnership of seven national non-governmental organisations that have come together to achieve a common goal: to end child poverty in Ireland. The seven partners are: Barnardos, Children’s Rights Alliance, Focus Ireland, National Youth Council of Ireland, OPEN - One Parent Exchange and Network, Pavee Point and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.

The Coalition is organising an EU Parliamentary ‘Hustings’ on Child Poverty where each of the political parties fielding a candidate for the forthcoming EU elections will be asked the question:

“Why are you and your party best placed to tackle child poverty at national and European Level?”

The purpose of this event is to raise awareness of the issue of tackling child poverty among politicians, policy makers and the public at large in the run up to the European elections and to promote solutions to end child poverty and it promises to be an interesting and interactive afternoon.

For further information contact Clodagh O’Brien on 01-425 5955, 087 781 4903 or e-mail communications@nyci.ie.