significant challenges - be it Covid-19 or the war in Ukraine and the implications these have had in terms of the cost of living - we have had money to give back to people. In last year's budget alone, there were €2.2 billion worth of one-off measures
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increased CAP budget that takes into account inflation over the past number of years. People in rural Ireland are crippled by the cost of living. Those in agriculture reliant on CAP payments have seen wholesale hikes in the cost of fuel as well as other necessities. The Government
workers did not have that bargaining power. That is the reality.
One of the issues in the context of Ireland's high cost of living is what is called excessive profiteering. This is because workers do not have the ability and right to assert that they get living
programmes that are now embedded in the public expenditure programme. I recall the Deputy in high dudgeon when we were doing the cost-of-living packages, saying they were once-off measures, were not good enough, etc. On the public expenditure side of the next budget, we will
Government is supposed to have finished the transition to renewable energy? Meanwhile, sea levels and household energy bills are rising as the cost-of-living crisis deepens, and the profits of big energy companies are also rising. We are watching the impacts of climate change in the world
will foot the bill for the eye-watering fines associated with missing targets. That will be an issue for households in a cost-of-living crisis and there is no guarantee of energy security
that. Learner drivers are trapped in insurance contracts, the average cost of which is approximately €3,000 per year. There are other cost-of-living measures, including how motorists here are paying some of the highest prices for motor fuel in the EU. This morning, we learned that
need them to stay on it and thrive. This means tackling the high dropout rates head on. It means recognising that the cost-of-living crisis, the lack of affordable accommodation and the mounting pressure are real barriers for students. If we want them to succeed, we need
fact that they already have to pay considerable amounts to get places in our universities. They then face the same housing and cost-of-living barriers as domestic students. Also in this regard, we must extend the duration of visas for international students for the length of their
with the new scheme expected to launch in quarter 3 of this year. This targeted initiative is designed to help with the cost of living for families and to encourage children to start using public transport from an early age.
The Government is also continuing funding supports
also built around creating the habit of using public transport among young children. Very importantly, in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis it was designed to save commuters money. It builds on the other public transport initiatives the Green Party introduced, which the Minister of State
points here. We know that tariffs increase prices on consumers but even if there were no tariffs there is a cost of living crisis. I really think that the Government does not get it. Whatever way the Government dresses it up, last week it actually heaped more pressure
premiums. This is no doubt an added financial strain on motorists at a time when there are so many demands with the cost of living. Significant progress has been made on insurance reform, but premiums remain stubbornly high. In the best interests of reducing costs and premiums
communities affected by them. It is important that the European Union focuses on what matters to workers and families: the cost-of-living crisis, improving workers' wages and conditions, regional development, economic development and enabling young people to work, study and travel throughout the Union.
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capacity in defence, achieving greater energy independence and enhancing strategic autonomy.
We face other tests too, from climate change and the cost-of-living crisis to the pressures of migration and the risks posed by disinformation and authoritarian influence. These require not just shared policies but also
recent carbon tax, to paying mortgages. Sometimes, the cost of childcare is nearly as high as the mortgage itself. The everyday cost of living combined with childcare expenses mean parents are constantly struggling to pay either their mortgage or their childcare bill. A shortage of childcare places
month charge for childcare, while his wife's income went towards the €1,600 per month mortgage. In view of the high cost of living, how are families supposed to cope? How are they supposed to survive? Childcare costs in County Wicklow average €11,000 per year
centre. All of these staff members have families who are living and trying to cope with in the midst of the cost-of-living crisis. We can only create a sustainable economy and society by addressing the core issues, namely, our infrastructure, the deficits in water services, renewable
housing tsar to replace the housing Minister, it just does not sit right with people who are in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis. The workers here did not cause the global uncertainty and they cannot be made scapegoats for Government failures. The Government cannot
deal with the impact of tariffs. All it will do is leave ordinary workers worse off in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis. We have one of the highest rates of low pay in the EU, with one in five workers being low paid. This figure
month has pushed our annual inflation rate to 2% and, more and more, people are struggling to makes ends meet in a cost-of-living crisis. This is partly why there has been such uproar about the outrageous almost half a million euro salary proposed for Fianna Fáil
driving competitiveness issues for small businesses and our economy, not low paid workers. They should not be bearing the brunt of a cost-of-living crisis
People are struggling under relentless cost-of-living crises. Despite that, the Tánaiste's Government has decided to increase carbon taxes. It is going to heap more pressure on workers and families, and we know the carbon tax is regressive. It hits ordinary people on middle
thank Deputy Doherty. He is right with regard to making sure people can be assisted with the cost of living but I would point out this Government has taken a number of measures, and that wages in Ireland are now growing ahead of inflation. We have taken action
took steps to recognise the additional costs associated with disability. In the last three budgets, we brought forward an extensive range of cost-of-living support measures to support people with disabilities and their families. Building on that, progress my Department will now lead on the introduction
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