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delay the restoration of the cuts in no way makes up for the Government's failure to protect PAYE workers from the cost-of-living crisis. The decision today does not undo how the Government sold out working people in favour of fast food chains in last year … power capacity for the massive swing to EVs that is required so urgently. We need to see a commitment to tackle the cost-of-living crisis through the indexation of tax bands, again as the Labour Party has sought. We need to see a cap on the cost

pathetic admission of the failure of Government policy to address an entirely predictable situation in terms of petrol prices and the cost of living. The Government does not even want to discuss it but has been forced, because of the fear of public outrage and protest, to have … this reconvening of the Dáil. It wants to curtail the debate so we do not actually get to discuss the cost-of-living crisis that is affecting hundreds of thousands of working people and families in this country. It is pathetic

consider broader questions around affordability, taxation policies, fuel poverty and how we support households in the here and now with the real cost-of-living pressures they face. That is the responsible way to make policy: examine the evidence, understand the costs and consequences, and make decisions … week, and to retain the flexibility as a Government and as an Oireachtas to continue to respond as we see best on cost-of-living matters in the round in the budget in a few short weeks' time. At the same time, we will not lose sight

midterm elections, he will have some sort of road to Damascus conversion is complete fantasy. This is Alice in Wonderland stuff. The cost-of-living crisis goes far beyond the price at the pump. The ever-increasing cost of housing, groceries, childcare and electricity has made paying … voting for this measure because people need relief and they need it now, but the Government has lost control of the cost-of-living crisis and the public are paying for it. Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil are caught in a doom spiral of haphazard emergency measures that

scared of the people. The only reason we are here today is that the Government is scared of widespread protests about the cost-of-living crisis. In response, we have a two-month stay of execution for petrol and diesel costs alone. It is completely inadequate when … cost-of-living crisis, driven by Trump's imperialist adventures in the Middle East, is worsening for working people right across the board. What people want and need are certainty, security and stability. These could easily be provided. We have been calling for price controls for years. They

centres and billionaires such as Mark Zuckerberg coming to buy a castle in Ireland. Donald Trump, of course, the architect of the cost-of-living crisis, will get the red carpet rolled out by this Government, with €20 million, I believe, to be paid for security for that … well. Most GPs have put their prices up to €70 over the summer. The Government is doing nothing about the cost-of-living crisis. One-off measures are not going to work

cost-of-living crisis is putting huge pressure on households around the country. This Government is showing contempt and disdain for those households by giving the bare minimum of 60 minutes for this proposal to be discussed and scrutinised here. Why is it afraid of proper scrutiny

November, December, January and February. These taxes have to be kept off while fuel prices remain high. Budget 2027 must deliver meaningful cost-of-living relief for workers and families. People deserve that certainty too. They deserve a break and they deserve a Government that stands with them

Irish people, is that the Government should be talking here about the proposals it is bringing forward to support individuals during the cost-of-living crisis. Instead, we have this farce of the Government asking us to vote for the date on which it can make life harder

crisis happens, pressure builds, people protest and, eventually, the Government scrambles to put together an emergency response. This is not a cost-of-living strategy; it is a desperate approach from a Government with no vision and no ambition. People are under enormous pressure and that pressure

That is why we will be mobilising for 19 September to put pressure on this Government to take serious action on the cost-of-living crisis that is blighting the lives of hundreds of thousands of working people, families and households in this country

Dáil is sitting today to recognise the exceptional nature of the cost-of-living crisis being experienced by people all over our country. This crisis is driven by the increase in the cost of fossil fuels. Yet, in the measures being voted on today, there

would also like him to ensure we talk about more than just fuel over the coming weeks and months. There is a cost-of-living crisis. We need to support families, workers, farmers, businesses and hauliers when it comes to childcare, the back-to-school supports we have

introduced in a number of weeks, we are determined that it will make decisive interventions that will further assist people with the cost of living, reward work, reduce costs and protect the economy