One in three Irish children don't have the basic essentials to have a good life.

The UN charity UNICEF has released a report card for all OECD countries highlighting poverty and growing inequality in wealthy nations.

Here - 30 per cent of youngsters are living in deprivation.

Many young people are not getting a balanced diet - meaning they may not have a protein meal every other day.

They don't have adequate heating in their homes and their family has problems paying their bills.

Susan Keogh has been speaking to Chief Executive of the ISPCC Grainia Long about the data: