An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Dail Éireann — 2023-10-03
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Leo Varadkar (FG), Dublin West

The decision on the moratorium with regard to energy is made by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities, CRU, and not by the Government, as the Deputy may know. This will be a budget for the 5 million people who live in the State. It will include an income tax and USC package, which will reward work and ensure that more people get to keep more of the money they earn. There will be a cost-of-living package, which people will see reflected in their pockets this side of Christmas, helping families in particular with high energy and fuel bills. There will be a focus on child poverty and child well-being, as I said earlier. There will be help for business and farmers. In addition, there will be funding for the Garda and law order. That will benefit everyone, all 5.3 million of us.

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