with that man. Trump's God complex may have had the Taoiseach in awe. However, more than this, the Government removed the cost-of-living supports and refused to bring prices under control. It voted down every Opposition proposal to help everyday people, including Sinn Féin's legislation
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possible. We absolutely agree with that intention. For housing, healthcare, education, the climate infrastructure we need, public transport and reducing the cost of living and of doing business, it is important that critical infrastructure is delivered efficiently. However, what rings more alarm bells for me is the section
referenced energy. We saw what happened at the weekend. I understand the pain and difficulty and the challenges many have with the cost of living today. It is a real highlight and alarm for us that we now need to treat energy as critical infrastructure. In terms
ensuing increase in fuel and energy costs but also in light of the broader context of increasing energy poverty and an increasing cost-of-living crisis. It does precious little for households across the State but many of these crises are being felt particularly in rural communities
significant energy arrears with bills. People are going cold and rationing heat and electricity in their own homes because of the wider cost-of-living crisis that existed before the war against Iran. This is the reality the proposals and the measures are not tackling and not facing
thank Deputy Sheehan for raising the matter and the impact of the real cost-of-living pressures, the current conflict and how, for the purposes of his question, they are having a particular impact on those renting as well. I will make a couple of points
that we should target supports at those most in need and if it is Sinn Féin's position that every cost-of-living measure that was in place pre-Covid should remain in place post-Covid, that is a very different sort of Ireland. We made it very
half pay for a further three months. People have their childcare bills, their mortgages and the costs of just existing in this cost-of-living crisis. They have a lifestyle based on their pay and will not be able to survive based on half pay. The Minister went
include other important preventative healthcare appointments. Workers should not only have access to screenings but also to follow-up care. The ongoing cost-of-living crisis and economic volatility make it more urgent than ever to strengthen worker protections. This Bill helps eliminate the grey area whereby workers
employees are often forced to choose between using annual leave or taking unpaid leave, which many people cannot afford, especially given the cost-of-living crisis we are in. There is also an issue with employers not allowing people to take a partial
look at the number of crises this country has faced in recent times, from Brexit to the illegal invasion of Ukraine, the cost-of-living crisis and Covid, at every stage the Government has brought forward measures that by any fair assessment have worked and protected our economy
budget when the bankers and the developers came knocking, there was never a shortage. All of this comes on top of a cost-of-living crisis that was crushing people even before fuel prices spiked. A total of 320,000 people and rising cannot pay their electricity bills
International Energy Agency has described as the “gravest energy shock of all time”, and that is on top of our existing cost-of-living crisis. I sincerely hope that the measures announced yesterday by the Government provide some relief to people who are really feeling the pain
done? For many people who will be watching this debate, the reality is simple: bills are still too high and the cost of living remains a constant worry. While progress is being made, the benefits are not being felt evenly or widely enough. That is why I welcome
This crisis began at a time when households across the State were already bearing the brunt of a severe cost-of-living crisis, with 320,000 households in arrears on their energy bills, having been totally abandoned by the Government in the last budget. The half-measures announced
could not and we were waiting or the Government was assessing and people already were under severe pressure because of the cost-of-living crisis that is affecting many. If we're talking about particular cohorts that are under pressure, they include those with disabilities
people say they could not continue to host without the ARP. We know this is because we are in a cost-of-living crisis that is getting worse.
If it is ended, there could be 35,000 people suddenly trying to find private rental accommodation. The vast majority
about to do their business. These are families and people who are already to the pin of their collar in a cost-of-living crisis. Where is the wisdom of that? Not alone is it stingy and mean and detached but above all else, it reveals the Government
already doing this having said that they would not, the miserable concessions the Government has made to address the spikes in the cost of living could be wiped away overnight. We need serious time to discuss how the Government is going to actually protect people in this country
heating oil because people are under severe pressure. That is before we talk about the cost-of-disability issues and the wider cost-of-living crisis
should be run on a not-for-profit basis, as it used to be. We need to bring down prices and the cost of living all across the board for ordinary people.
On price controls, groceries have gone through the roof. There is power under the Consumer Protection
Even before the Israeli and US illegal and bloody aggression against Iran and Lebanon, there was a cost-of-living crisis in this country that the Government was not acting in any serious way to address. We already had electricity prices that were approximately 25% higher than
excise duty is going to be cut. People in vulnerable situations need support. We had a discussion earlier this year about the cost-of-living allowance that is needed for people with disabilities. One of the calls coming from advocacy groups was that the fuel allowance should
only luxury we have is an electric blanket on our bed to keep us warm. The cost of living has gone out of control. I don't get a fuel allowance to help us get to work and back like politicians do. I pay €10 parking fees
their blister packs. We know how many elderly people and people with disabilities are struggling with the ever-increasing cost of living. Last year I was one of the first TDs to highlight the cost of the blister packs and how it was going to have an effect
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