You shouldn’t shout down an argument you don’t agree with.
Your point
“We have a terrible record on social inclusion and on addressing the gap between rich and poor in this country.”
is just wrong - we have a country where gap between rich and poor is actually very small compared to almost anywhere else - that is because of a very generous social welfare system, free education and healthcare
There are lads on the dole funding holidays, drinking, smoking - are they poor or are they “relatively poor”
McVerry is a lobbyist - there are more people working for a homeless charity in Cork than there are homeless people in Cork