Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

They are not agreed. I have been asking the Taoiseach to take action on soaring energy bills for months and Cabinet has now responded with a €100 credit for electricity, which is modest but welcome. People are facing record levels of inflation and skyrocketing prices not just for electricity but for oil, gas and other fuels. This credit will bring some small relief. I ask the Taoiseach about the timing of this initiative. It is crazy and unacceptable that people are required to wait until February or March to get the benefit of this €100 relief. I ask that the Dáil meet next week. I understand that legislation is necessary for this measure. We should meet next week to legislate for this and get this modest relief delivered families now in the height of winter and not have people waiting until next spring.

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