It has been a time to discover the value of quiet time of prayer in the home and prayer as a family, "the Domestic Church" – Catholic bishops of Munster.

The private sector will never build social housing units on the scale required.

More needs to be done, otherwise too many of our children will spend their childhoods going without basics like secure housing, healthy food and suitable clothing.

“Withdrawing vital child benefit from families struggling to keep their children in school will not tackle child poverty."