Cost of Living Mini-Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Dail Éireann — 2026-05-13
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Verona Murphy (CC), Wexford

I must now deal with a postponed division relating to amendment No. 1 to Government amendment No. 1 to the motion on a cost-of-living mini-budget. On Thursday, 7 May 2026, on the question, "That the amendment to the amendment be made”, a division was claimed. That division will be taken now.

Holly Cairns (SD), Cork South-West

I move amendment No. 2 to amendment No. 1:
To insert the following after "decisions in the forthcoming Budget":
"; and
commits to adopt the Social Democrats' five point 'Solar for All' plan, to help families cut electricity costs by an average of €450 a year, through the following measures:
— double grants for solar installation to €3,600;
— include solar panels in the 'Warmer Homes Scheme';
— reinstate the €1,000 battery grant scheme;
— develop streamlined regulations for 'Plug-in Solar' products for renters and apartment dwellers, whilst ensuring safety standards; and
— increase the grant value for solar panels for businesses.".

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Sitting date: 2026-05-13