E/C.12/IRL/CO/3 Domestic violence 22. The Committee is concerned that domestic violence is pervasive in the State party. It is also concerned at the legislative gaps in investigating and sanctioning the perpetrators as well as providing protection and assistance to victims of domestic violence and at the lack of systematic data collection as well as insufficient support services for these victims due to funding cuts (art. 10). The Committee recommends that the State party take all the measures necessary to combat domestic violence, in particular by introducing a domestic violence bill, improving data collection on domestic violence and strengthening support services, including shelters and legal aid, for victims of domestic violence. Maternity benefits and childcare services 23. The Committee is concerned that not all women workers are covered by the maternity benefits scheme and that paternity leave is not statutory. It is also concerned at the very high cost of childcare services provided by private actors and the lack of affordable public childcare services in the State party (art. 10). The Committee recommends that the State party review the maternity benefits scheme with a view to ensuring that all women workers benefit from the scheme and expedite the enactment of the Family Leave Bill to ensure statutory entitlement to all family care-related leave, including paternity leave. It also recommends that the State party take all the necessary measures to meet the childcare needs of families, including through expanding affordable public childcare services. Poverty 24. The Committee is concerned at the increase in the number of people living in consistent poverty or at risk of poverty, particularly among children, single-parent families, older persons, persons with disabilities, migrants, Travellers and Roma. It is also concerned at the lack of integration of economic, social and cultural rights into poverty reduction policies as well as at the absence of concrete policies addressing the specific needs of the groups affected (art. 11). The Committee recommends that the State party step up its efforts to reduce poverty, paying special attention to disadvantaged and marginalized individuals and groups, including through the adoption of poverty reduction programmes and strategies with concrete targets and a time frame for implementation. It also recommends that the State party integrate a human rights-based approach in all poverty reduction programmes and strategies, guaranteeing entitlements to individuals and ensuring accountability. Food insecurity and malnutrition 25. The Committee is concerned at the increase in food insecurity and malnutrition among disadvantaged families, including single-parent families and families with children, and at the high cost of healthy food in the State party, which puts these families at risk of obesity (art. 11). The Committee recommends that the State party take concrete measures to address the critical food and nutritional needs of disadvantaged families and expedite the adoption of a national action plan on food security and nutrition in line with the 2004 Voluntary Guidelines to Support the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Food in the Context of National Food Security. 7