Social Welfare Schemes
Dail Éireann — 2023-03-28
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Peadar Tóibín (AON), Meath West

Irish energy poverty has reached record levels. Nearly one in three households is currently in fuel poverty. That is double what the figure was when the current Government was formed in 2020. It is a startling fact. Per capita , Ireland is now also considered one of the wealthiest countries in Europe, more affluent than every other country except Luxembourg. Does the Minister see anything wrong with the incongruity in that statement? Does she see anything wrong with a situation where we have nearly one in three families in fuel poverty yet Ireland is the second richest country in Europe?

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Sitting date: 2023-03-28