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Wed 04 Apr 2007People still held in 'poverty traps'Individuals around the country will be "queuing up" for the St Vincent de Paul (V de P) society's help with first Communion expenses at this time of year.At other times of the year, the society helps with expenses such as exam fees and schoolbooks, its vice president told an Oireachtas Committee yesterday.