Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I met Age Action on a number of occasions in the past six months as this energy price spike crisis evolved. That is part of the reason there was a significant increase in the fuel allowance in last year's budget. There was a further significant increase in it twice during the spring months. We agreed with the social partners during the summer to consider what further measure we would introduce in September's budget. In terms of what we can target in our retrofitting schemes or social welfare provisions, there is analysis that shows what particular categories and particular houses are most at risk. I agree we must work with the likes of Age Action to target and identify them.

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