Pádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It must be acknowledged that there have been a number of interventions. As the Minister has said, they can never go far enough to address fully the real crisis that is out there at the moment, but a number of targeted measures have been undertaken, including the VAT cut on gas and electricity, excise reductions and the additional lump sum for a certain cohort of fuel allowance recipients. I will follow up on that. I am probably straying into the territory of the Department of Social Protection or even the Department of Finance, but is there something we could do in respect of the household benefits package? Every year, a certain proportion of benefits across society are not claimed. These amount to something like £15 billion in the UK. I imagine there are also a number of people here who do not fully avail of their social welfare entitlements and additional supports. Perhaps some kind of campaign could be launched to advise people as to their entitlements.

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