data we have available from a number of resources, including the CSO and the Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice, which shows the cost of living for a single person is slightly more than the individualised costs of two people living together
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happening before our eyes is a race to the bottom dressed up as fiscal prudence. Low-paid workers are faced with a cost-of-living crisis and falling living standards. Workers have never worked so hard and never struggled so much. The Government's housing policies have resulted
leave or secure pensions? Instead of fighting for them, the Government is retreating from commitments, abandoning workers to cope with the soaring cost of living, rising energy prices and a broken housing system. Let me be clear: the real scandal is how the Government is using economic uncertainty
their related promises. Unfortunately, indications are that this Government intends to break its promises to workers.
Workers feel the pinch with the cost-of-living crisis. We are told that the pension enrolment due in September of this year is to be delayed for a few months
this week. This is a positive step forward in making transport accessible and affordable for everybody and helping to ease the cost of living and encourage more sustainable travel choices. However, can the Minister of State please explain the rationale behind grouping the Skerries and Balbriggan train stations
supposed to put food on the table when prices for goods and services are 42% higher than in other European countries? The cost of living is skyrocketing and the Government expects people to get by on €13.50 an hour. Why does this Government believe those
from electricity suppliers and given them over a year longer to bring in a scheme from which consumers could benefit. When the cost of living is still so high for so many, does the Taoiseach agree with the Climate Change Advisory Council, which stated earlier that the Government
need to adapt to this and inevitably jobs will be lost as a result. This will affect those already struggling with the cost-of-living crisis.
The agriculture sector is also likely to be impacted by tariffs. The US Government has also blamed non-tariff barriers for their
United States. We know in this State we have a multitude of challenges that have not been addressed from the cost of living to the emergency that is housing and the ongoing crisis in our health service. We cannot and will not allow the imposition
community clinics. They cannot be sacrificed. There are opportunities to make savings and we must utilise every one of them. The cost of living has been mentioned by colleagues, as has the area of renewable energy. State investment in that is essential. We cannot allow other jurisdictions
income for these workers and their families, making it challenging to make ends meet amid the rising costs people face during this cost-of-living crisis. Moreover, we need to consider the social impact of forced retirement when workers are pushed out of their jobs. They lose
society, of course, many older people are renters in precarious housing and many are struggling with rising household bills in today's cost-of-living crisis. People, paid and unpaid, work hard all their lives. It is extremely important to acknowledge that much of the hard work that
means they cannot proceed. Householders and small businesses, whether in Bunclody, Gorey, Arklow, Rathdrum or other areas, are already struggling with the cost-of-living crisis. A water tax would represent the last straw.
As previous speakers have said, water is very precious. Water is life
right. Water charges punish the likes of pensioners and people on low incomes. They push people into water poverty. We have a cost-of-living crisis and there is no justification for charges. We have discovered, however, that the Government is working behind the scenes to introduce charges
last thing households across this State need, in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis, is another unfair bill. This proposal by Sinn Féin is very simple. It removes the option of this Government or any future governments to reimpose domestic water charges down the line
private system to get care and assessments they need for their children. Against this dysfunctional backdrop of a high cost of living and a lack of public services, we have to completely rule out the possibility of bringing in water charges. The Minister can blame Sinn Féin
again. Almost a decade later, the Government is still trying to find ways to charge people for water during a cost-of-living crisis. People are struggling to get by with ever increasing bills for food and electricity. We must stop and scrap water charges altogether, once
done is increased the income thresholds at which deferrals can be accessed. We have seen income growth in our economy, despite the cost-of-living pressures many have faced, and I want to ensure the ability of hard-pressed homeowners to access those deferral options is maintained
step into the same space, risking jobs and higher prices for workers and families. We need to protect people struggling with a cost-of-living crisis from higher prices. Working people cannot be expected to pick up the tab from this mess that Trump has created.
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acknowledge the Deputy mentioned that is being done by a number of schools.
In addition to these grants, €45 million in cost-of-living supports was issued in November 2024 to support all recognised primary and post-primary schools in the free education system. This additional funding announced
number of pupils in the school over a short period of time is down 20%, 30% or more, then any sort of cost-of-living or inflationary increase is never going to keep up with that. Equally, if the school is designed for numbers that are four
also true, however, that ordinary working people pay the heaviest price. Workers and families in Ireland are already struggling with the cost of living. The Government must ensure that they are not forced to pick up the tab again.
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heating and groceries. A total of 63% of those surveyed indicated that this is how they have been dealing with the cost-of-living crisis. That is bad for families and bad for society. Families are also cutting back on footwear and clothing.
We also know people
tiny amount towards spiralling rents but nothing meaningful for those who are in such great need in a housing and a cost-of-living crisis.
This is crunch time. Will the Taoiseach indicate that the Government's response to tariffs will prioritise public investment and targeted measures
passed a motion saying that we have chronic underfunding of our primary schools. These schools have been just about surviving with cost-of-living supports that the Government now appears to be planning to stop. It leaves schools in the situation where they are expected to fundraise
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