Department of Education, but other Departments.
One of the biggest issues for teachers is housing, followed by the cost of childcare and cost of living. I know that goes outside of the Minister's Department, but the lack of affordable accommodation and childcare are real concerns for many
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since budget 2021; and a suite of once-off lump sum and double payments to assist disabled people with the cost of living.
In recent years, my Department has also reformed grants for reasonable accommodations and introduced an early engagement model for young and newly disabled people interested
child benefit, which is separate from the baby grant, has been really welcome in recent years. However, monthly costs are increasing. The cost-of-living crisis is still there and people are still struggling every month. Again in the context of budget 2026, could we look
increases they should have got over the last ten years to address the cost of living
third level education because they cannot afford to study and need to work to contribute to the family income because the cost of living is so high in this country.
In my own constituency of Dublin South-Central, particularly in Dublin 8, there has been a swell
getting in 2008 when the austerity cuts were imposed on them. They have never had their pay restored. They have never got cost-of-living increases and they still have not got their 8%. What sort of respect is the Taoiseach's Government showing for 27,000 section
jointly assessed couple. This increase applies for 2025 and also retrospectively for 2024 in recognition of the cost-of-living pressures facing many renters. The statistics relating to the rent tax credit for 2024-25 are only available for PAYE taxpayers. They are, therefore, made on a taxpayer
clarity, before we finish, on the additional range of payments which might be impacted. It seemed clear from the statement that the cost-of-living supports and payments will not be continued. I would also like to ask about additional payments of child benefit, disability allowance, fuel allowance
though their pension fund now has a surplus of €500 million. Retired postal workers are being left out of pocket during the cost-of-living crisis. This makes a mockery of the promises that were made to them in the context of the dedication they have given
lacks ambition and is deliberately vague with no costings or timelines. It means the continuation of the housing and homelessness crisis, the cost-of-living crisis, hospital overcrowding, long health waiting lists, a broken disability service and the continuation of the health recruitment embargo, the so-called
have fallen by the wayside. It it is going to lead to another five years of crisis in housing, health and the cost of living. Some people trusted the Government on housing in the run-up to the election but they have realised it was not quite being
stark contrast to Sallins and Naas, where a yearly ticket costs €828, more than €1,000 cheaper. We are still in a cost-of-living crisis. Lowering fares would put money back in the pockets of commuters. Government inaction on this issue has been so prominent that groups
those people on whom we rely so much are withdrawing their labour. They cannot afford to live in the cities or the cost of living when it comes to childcare provision. None of these issues seem to be addressed in the programme for Government. There are some great
dedication in carrying out this exhausting work, day and night, over the past 19 days.
People who were already struggling with the cost of living and the cost of doing business are suffering financial losses that they just cannot sustain. I am not sure the Minister understands
cannot do so. They do not have any money to put into investment in their homes. We can see this in the cost-of-living crisis. Where is the expediting of the roll-out of solar panels on everybody's home? Where will the State ensure that everybody
chose stable, responsible Government with progress across the key areas that matter: public services, infrastructure delivery, helping workers and families with the cost of living and supporting businesses.
From my own perspective, I travelled across the country engaging with people from all walks of life who outlined their
given all of these well-rehearsed crises and all of the debates we have had in the House on health, housing, the cost of living and many of these issues, that the Government would come forward with real plans with ambition and detail in its programme for Government
metering for each apartment block, making shared rooftop incredibly difficult. This is not only an energy issue; this is a housing and cost-of-living issue. We need a modern decentralised grid, similar to Denmark, and we need regulatory reform that embraces this innovation. Every day we delay
know. I am almost finished. We have a health crisis, with people on trolleys. We have a cost-of-living crisis and we want to discuss whether the carbon tax can continue in this country if we are not to further crucify people. We have an agricultural crisis
deliberately vague and has no costings and no timelines. That means a continuation of the housing and homelessness crisis, the cost-of-living crisis, hospital overcrowding, huge health waiting lists, a broken disability service and the health recruitment embargo, known as "pay and numbers".
The housing and homelessness
their wages go out as quickly as they come in, sometimes more quickly. That is the Government parties' record on the cost of living.
All these problems existed when Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael clubbed together in 2020 and they are still with us today, worse than before
everybody can have a home of their own, to transform our health services, to deliver affordable childcare and to really tackle the cost of living. These things can and must be fixed but they will only be fixed by moving beyond the broken politics that Fianna Fáil
there is a health crisis with people on trolleys. This is happening year after year and time after time. We have a cost-of-living crisis. Ordinary farmers, because of an IT problem in the Department of agriculture, cannot get their payments. Now it is proposed that
stable Government with a fresh focus on deliveries that matter to them. We all heard across this House about the cost-of-living crisis remaining real in the lives of many and that much needs to be done to support small businesses at a time when the protection
Government's waste of public moneys and the many crises we face as a nation, such as housing, health and the cost of living among others, all cemented in legacies created by previous Governments' policies. She is a leader who unites people and she is the leader
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