inflation. To give every single public sector worker in the country 10% to compensate for lost income as a result of the cost-of-living crisis inflation would cost €3.1 billion or half of an FTT, of that tiny amount on those who speculate in shares and derivatives
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competitive and strong economy and full employment, we have been in a position to respond to people who need help with the cost of living. We have been able to increase the fuel allowance, reduce VAT on gas and electricity, increase the temporary fuel excise, increase income
Finance in the context of a budget, when taking into account supporting businesses, supporting people with personal taxation and addressing the cost of living challenges. The Minister, Deputy O'Donovan, and I will support this and we will continue to engage with the Minister for Finance
local authority rent chaos in County Wicklow, when rents rocketed by more than 100% for some pensioners in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis, will the Minister of State examine the introduction of a more uniform State-wide differential rent scheme, one that shows greater consistency
Rathdrum, who are not looking forward to the winter because of the rent hikes. We are in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis and many of those people are giving up on essentials. They are topping up their oil for the winter at the moment
such as those the Deputy has brought to my attention with current account funding, particularly with the current cost-of-business and cost-of-living challenge
this year's budget - I will disagree with the Deputy here - was specifically focused on how we can support people with the cost of living, and not just those in our public sector but all workers, recognising that there has been an increase in fuel costs, an increase
agreement must clearly prioritise pay from the outset, and the Government has not demonstrated a credible approach that properly addresses the growing cost-of-living pressures facing public sector workers;
regrets that:
— the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation has resorted to lecturing public
other workers in the economy who can speak for them and can express, through their trade unions, their concerns about the cost of living and the unfairness of Irish society. In an Ireland that is so rich but where so many people feel so poor, workers yesterday were
this place shut down next Wednesday. None of us want 300,000 workers out on strike and losing pay during an unprecedented cost-of-living crisis
utterances. Yesterday was the largest mobilisation of workers in a generation, a demonstration of the struggles faced by workers during the ongoing cost-of-living crisis. What we saw yesterday was workers' response to a Government that has been dismissive of their concerns. The Minister needs
their bills at the end of the month. Commitment cannot compensate for wages that are being eaten away by the cost of living and by the failure of the Government to address that.
Yesterday demonstrated two things to me - the strength of these workers' resolve and the enormous
from his fake, failed workers' budget, civil servants and public servants can take no more. They cannot afford to live in this cost-of-living crisis which affects them daily
backbone of this country? The Minister must stand up, talk to the unions and listen to what they say because the cost-of-living crisis is crippling people. People work all their lives. They work every hour God sends but they struggle to pay their rent or mortgage
indication perhaps that they realise the public is on the side of the workers on this one. People know the cost of living is increasing all the time. People know that people are struggling to pay rent or mortgages and they need fair pay for the work they
question I ask, and that workers should ask, is: when the Government says it cannot completely protect people from the cost-of-living stuff, how is it that it can do it for the rich and for the profits of corporations? I am sick and tired of saying
otherwise.
I spoke to nursing managers, nurses and staff in the emergency department of the hospital yesterday. The wages and the high cost of living are having such an impact that they outlined to me that they cannot retain staff. Is it any wonder there
dirt across the city. They are asked to do much more and often without the resources to match.
I refer to the cost of living. I have asked about this multiple times. My constituents in north Dublin who are public sector workers are getting the same
facing into a strike action of more than 300,000 public sector workers for a pay deal to address the soaring cost of living. These are nurses, teachers, special needs assistants - public servants - forced to the picket lines, and Sinn Féin stands with them. These are the workers
public service. I want to make that very clear.
In terms of the Deputy's assertions, we approached the budget with a cost-of-living framework in our minds. That is why we did substantial measures in terms of an income tax package, which amounts to €1.3 billion
first item on the agenda. The Taoiseach knows as well as I do that they, like other workers, are struggling with the cost-of-living crisis. Why on earth is the Government engaging in this brinkmanship? Why on earth is it playing a game of chicken with public
enhance the quality of life of workers. We still accept there are people who are under pressure - we know that from the cost-of-living crisis - but there is only one way to resolve this, and that is people getting around the table.
The Deputy talked about
understanding of the real struggles resulting from rising bills, poorly funded public services and creaking public infrastructure at a time when the cost-of-living crisis leaves so many households running just to stand still.
Inflation is running at nearly 4% and rising. The country has never
think the unions wanted to see what was in the budget as well. There was engagement. The budget focused on the cost of living. That was the main issue as far as we were concerned. Through the tax cuts, childcare cost cuts and disability payments - there were measures
Deputy Chambers's inaction has led to the largest public sector strike in two decades and possibly a winter of discontent. The cost-of-living crisis, which in part the Government has created, has led to an actual fall of public service income. The essential workers the Government
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