Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2023-05-23
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Leo Varadkar (FG), Dublin West

We would certainly include everything in any benchmarking exercise. What have we done already? We increased the weekly pension rate by €12, expanded the fuel allowance to approximately 70,000 more pensioners, gave a €600 energy credit to every household and made one-off payments last autumn, at Christmas and in spring this year. That is a lot and we will do more in the context of budget 2024.

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Sitting date: 2023-05-23