Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2021-11-24
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

I want to make the point that we understand fully the pressures on households. The carbon tax does not apply to electricity bills. That is a separate issue. We are monitoring the situation in terms of household pressures. We did increase the fuel allowance. We did provide taxation measures in the budget to try to help people cope with the costs. The costs are global and are driven by world events-----

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Sitting date: 2021-11-24