Social Welfare Eligibility
Dail Éireann — 2021-10-07
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Denis Naughten (IND), Roscommon-Galway

One in four people in Ireland today cannot afford to heat or light their homes. Electricity prices are way ahead of what they were in 2019 as are gas and solid fuel prices. Families' heating bills have increased dramatically. This has been compounded by the increase in carbon taxes and the subsidisation of data centres. While we need to increase the fuel allowance we also need a longer term strategy to address fuel poverty.

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Sitting date: 2021-10-07