Ten percent of Ireland’s population cannot afford to eat properly

Three years ago the Irish state was paying foreigners on the dole €400 million a year. About 2 years I read that dozens, if not not hundreds, of single men from Derry had moved to Donegal to avail themseves of the much higher dole payments across the Border. The South's welfare benefits are far too high for a state in the midst of a severe economic recession. Meanwhile, the North gets far more financil assistence fronm G.B. that the South gets from the E.U. - to which it continues surrender it's diluted sovereignty.

The Irish republic has one of the highest social welfare payments in Europe €188 single payment per week plus all the add on's free health, rent allowance up to 75% of the rent on one's home. In addition to free cooker, washing machine, any house hold need. If you are reading this from America you may think I'm joking but I'm not the welfare bill is over a billion a year and that's not covering the Department of Health. I live in Belfast which is part of the united Kingdom welfare payments are 50% less than the republic and every working person pays tax including those on low wage. In relation to food poverty 50c is a lot of money if you don't have 50c in your pocket

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Well said Portia! Very droll comment. Since the British left they have only managed to slaughter each other, wreck any prospects of true financial well-being through hard work and they are now trying to starve themselves out of it!! "The quality of mercy is not strained..." ... but it is wasted in the Aaarshs! They are still better off than Germany and the UK in this regard ... who are propping them up with Bailout bullion!

@SEANMOR, I believe SVP work domestically. Lets support them.

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Ireland is not alone when it comes to food poverty. In the UK it is even higher. Some figures for the States. •In 2011, 50.1 million Americans lived in food insecure households, 33.5 million adults and 16.7 million children. •In 2011, 14.9 percent of households (17.9 million households) were food insecure.

Since about 10% of the Irish state's resifents cannon affort to eat properly, Trócaire and other Irish charities should put such needy people ahead of Third World residents whom they so generously provide for.