Séamus Healy (Tipperary South, Workers and Unemployed Action Group) | Oireachtas source

There is significant fuel poverty in this country and it particularly affects the elderly, infirm and those with disabilities. Studies have shown that more than half of elderly people have cut back on food to try to keep their homes warm. About 60% of elderly people are worried about whether they can heat their homes properly in the autumn and winter. There are significant cutbacks in the heating supplement paid by community welfare officers, almost to the point of abolition compared to previous years.

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