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Government amendment is nothing short of a disgrace. What is being proposed by Sinn Féin? We call for the immediate introduction of an emergency budget with supports for workers and families, including a €500 lump sum for people with disabilities. I know the Minister accepts there

Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will bring forward an emergency budget to help people deal with the cost of living. [39713/26

Tánaiste again to review the decision not to have an emergency budget. It is absolutely crucial. What was announced last October in the budget left people worse off. It is not just Sinn Féin saying this - we saw in the Economic and Social Research Institute, ESRI, analysis

trying to convince them of a false narrative, but the Irish people know something else, too. He Deputy does not want "an" emergency budget. He wants one a week

Every week with the Deputy, it is another emergency budget. He wants to spend a surplus that would not even exist if he was in power. We are acting. The Deputy is making

green diesel. I cannot get over the fact that kerosene has not been touched in any way, shape or form. We need an emergency budget. Pearse Doherty has said it. Mary Lou McDonald has said it. Many in the Opposition have said it and more will be saying

While this happens, people will continue to struggle to make ends meet. At the same time, we are told there will be no emergency budget, no price controls and no price reductions. Instead, we hear about future-focused measures such as home-heating upgrades and low-cost financing

more heat pumps. How out of touch can you be? People need money in their pockets now. We need statements on an emergency mini-budget. Sinn Féin has put forward proposals, including a permanent cut to the USC, a restoration of the energy credit … represent what people are going through out there. We need a reality check on Government. I am calling for statements on an emergency mini-budget this week

Minister for Finance whether, in view of higher inflation than his predecessor predicted prior to the budget, he will bring in an emergency supplementary budget before Christmas to reinstate cost-of-living payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69658/25

less than what was spent last year. We are not going to see an increase in supply to get people out of emergency accommodation. The budget increase for this year is not really an increase at all but simply reflects the high level of expenditure on emergency accommodation … going to do differently? What new initiative to prevent people from becoming homeless or get people out of emergency accommodation more quickly was announced in the budget yesterday

landlords and property owners. These include the 11 Irish billionaires who are wealthier than 3. 5 million Irish people combined. On housing, the budget shows that the Government is wedded to the failed housing policy of the past that has created almost 18,000 homeless people, including over … crisis-first emergency residential system, reacting only when a parent or carer becomes unwell or dies. The campaign had asked for an emergency fund in budget 2027 for residential places. The Government did not provide it. It should have. Last year, the Government made families supporting a person

with dignity, autonomy and security. Urgent action needs to be taken to provide respite as residential care. An emergency funded plan is needed in the forthcoming budget for adults with intellectual disability living with parents … aged 70 years or over. These parents cannot wait for systemic change. They need action now. Will the Minister include emergency funding in the budget he is due to introduce in two weeks' time

support next year or after another consultation process. They need support now. That is why Sinn Féin is calling for a mini-budget and an emergency €500 payment for disabled people, alongside the introduction of a permanent cost-of-disability payment. The needs of disabled people and their

funding for crisis support and suicide reduction measures in budget 2026. As I said, this includes specialist nursing teams. It also includes three new crisis resolution services including drop-in Solace crisis cafes as community alternatives to emergency departments in areas with model 3 hospitals. They will … funding to develop a new crisis response pathway for children and young people, with 19 new CAMHS specialist doctors for emergency liaison and out of hours. Budget 2026 is a continuation of the investment and recruitment which are critical to modern and responsive mental health services. An additional

motion calls clearly on the Government to stop turning a blind eye and to finally deliver an emergency cost-of-disability payment, not next month and not in the next budget, but now. In last year's budget, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael made a cold, cruel choice … heating, and bills for water, medical devices, transport and care do not take a summer break. Sinn Féin is demanding an emergency cost-of-living budget, a lump sum payment for people with disabilities now and a permanent cost-of-disability scheme to end this neglect for good

will be directed to increasing Tusla-owned residential care settings, including special care, thereby reducing its requirement for privately operated Special Emergency Arrangements; — investment in recent budgets has allowed Tusla to, amongst other things: — increase supports to foster carers; — hire additional staff including social workers; — begin to increase … care, and improve IT systems. Tusla's budget allocation in 2026 grew by 14% to €1.4 billion. This includes a capital allocation of €35 million, which will allow it to increase State-owned residential services and reduce reliance on special emergency arrangements. Recruitment and retention challenges exist across

continue on our current path, the State faces costs of between €8 billion and €26 billion by 2030. This budget should have taken emergency actions to avoid this monumental waste of taxpayers' money. The Government's inaction is robbing the taxpayer blind. Think about what €26 billion would … instead. It is worse for the hospital, for the taxpayer and for the patient. The Social Democrats would end this debacle. Our alternative budget commits an additional €957 million to fund the Sláintecare reform plans to provide more community therapy posts, more hospital ICU beds, and a properly

colleagues, Deputies Quaide and Hayes, for bringing this motion forward. Politics is all about choices. This Government made a choice in the budget to cut payments for people with a disability while it gave a VAT cut of €390 million to investor funds and developers. Right now, disabled … heating, food, and charging mobile equipment and wheelchairs, yet the Government refuses to implement our very straightforward proposal for a €400 emergency payment. It has the budget surplus. Why will it not ensure disabled people can turn on their heat this winter without worry or fear? The Taoiseach

delivery, and the Minister of State deserves great credit for it, especially given the challenges that exist in securing funding. Of course, the budget is only as good as the services it pays for and delivers upon. In Dún Laoghaire, people know their mental health services by name … care first. An emergency department is rarely the right place for a person in mental distress. Solace cafés are already reducing emergency department presentations. This budget will bring the number of cafés to 15 by the end of next year, and it will also bring the vital SCAN

some even in their 90s. What is needed urgently and what is called for in that submission is, first, an emergency funded plan in budget 2027 to address the needs of parents in their 70s, 80s and 90s who cannot wait for systemic change. The Government

local authorities to profile their stock, prioritise interventions and plan capital works effectively. With this knowledge in hand, local authorities can budget effectively, avoid costly emergency repairs and extend the life of their properties. The ICT solution has been implemented nationally to manage the housing asset

Fine Gael? We got no increased funding for building homes. None. Not a bit. In the middle of a housing emergency, this is not a budget designed to turn the housing crisis around

ringfenced, dedicated funding in the budget specifically to reduce the duration people, and families in particular, are spending in emergency accommodation? Threshold made a very good pre-budget submission. Some €84 million is the figure it put forward. I would like to know the Minister's thoughts

Government commits to providing emergency accommodation to everyone who needs it. An allocation of €303 million has been made under budget 2025 to provide homelessness prevention services, emergency accommodation and other services for households experiencing homelessness. This funding will also support the provision of supports that households require

finding it increasingly hard to get by. For weeks we have called on the Government to introduce an emergency cost-of-living budget, with energy credits to help thousands with these rip-off prices. The Government has ignored us and our demands. This legislation is testament