Three in every 10 people in Ireland experience deprivation.
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Lone parents are the largest single grouping living below the poverty line, according to figures from the CSO.
The numbers released today show we are increasingly dependent on social welfare.
Ennisman and economist with the Nevin Institute, Dr Micheál Collins says while the figures show incomes are rising – we are still below 2004 levels.
He says today's statistics indicate we are in recovery but still behind where we were in the past.
