McDonald критикува „правителството за нищо“ пред вдлъбнатината на Даил

Даил се издига за лятото след шест месеца на „ държавно управление за нищо “, съобщи Син Фейн. a “cost-of-living package ” in October’s budget.

She said election-time promises from Government parties were “disappearing like snow off a ditch ” at a time when people are hit by “skyrocketing prices from every direction ”.

Addressing Taoiseach Micheál Martin during Leaders’ Questions on Tuesday, Ms McDonald said: “People, frankly, can’t believe their ears when they hear you talk as if sky-high living costs they experience every day are a thing of the past.

“Extortionate prices are not past tense, Taoiseach, people are being fleeced now today, fleeced when they open their electricity and gas bill, when they get to checkout with the weekly shop, when they go to fill the car, when they go to buy basic toiletries like toothpaste or shampoo.

“The out-of-control cost of living is making it so hard for working people to keep their heads above water now, as we speak, and so for you to tell households that you’re not going to help them shows that you really don’t understand the pressure that people are under. ”

Ms McDonald said households in Ireland are paying 30 per cent more on their electricity bills each year compared to the EU average, adding that the Government should include a measure on energy bills in the Budget.

She added: “We’ve had six months of your do-nothing government, and now as the Dáil for the summer, you leave people only with stress and uncertainty.

“People facing big rent hikes next year, thanks to you, students and their families facing a big hike in college fees, thanks to you, and thanks to you, tens of thousands of families left without Разходите за живот поддържат и се чудят по какъв начин на земята ще ги създадат през зимата. ”

господин Мартин сподели, че държавното управление е направило повече от всеки различен европейски сътрудник до„ възглавница “, въздействието на нарастването на разноските за живот след Ковид-19 и съветската инвазия на Украйна. Газът и електричеството бяха удължени и прибавиха, че ще има увеличение на количеството на хората, които се класират за надбавката за гориво.

другаде, той сподели, че дамите към този момент могат да получат безвъзмезден HRT, безвъзмездната помощ за поддръжка на полагащите грижи е увеличена и държавното управление е въвело безплатните горещи учебни ястия за първоначални възпитаници. This measure will save households €70 for gas and €55 for electricity. ”

“So far from your assertions that Government is doing nothing, we have taken all of these measures on top of the measures that we took in Budget 2025. ”

Mr Martin also said inflation in Ireland will come down to about 1.6 per cent this year, from a peak of around 10 per cent.

He said this would mean Ирландия ще има третия най-нисък ритъм на инфлация измежду 27-те страни от Европейски Съюз.