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become a political football. Not alone are energy costs high but Government decisions on the cost of groceries, housing, the inadequacy of public and active transport and the lack of a real right to remote work have unleashed acute financial pressures that households feel every … their annual budgets are a work of fiction. What we have seen are massive overruns being papered over with Supplementary Estimates, averaging €2 billion each year. The public finances are being treated like Fine Fáil's and Fine Gael's personal piggy bank, not as a tool

protect households from the worst of the impact. Shielding people from the worst effects of inflation and external economic shocks requires strong public finances. It is prudent economic management that gives the Government the capacity to step in when necessary, not the Opposition’s continuous calls for increasing … respond in a timely way to help with this energy price shock, but this comes at a significant cost to the Exchequer. The estimated cost to the Exchequer from 1 September until the final restoration on 28 February 2027 as regards the extension of the temporary changes

SCHEDULE 2 RATES OF MINERAL OIL TAX ",". (2) IT is hereby declared that it is expedient in the public interest that this Resolution shall have statutory effect under the provisions of the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1927 (No. 7 of 1927). I want to begin today … businesses, and it ensures that, rather than facing a cliff edge, any restoration of these measures can be managed carefully and responsibly. The estimated cost to the Exchequer from 1 September 2026 until the final restoration on 28 February 2027 is approximately €407 million. This