Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Specific mitigations will need to be introduced. We all hear this in our constituency offices and I have no doubt that the Minister of State does too. People are under incredible pressure. We are dealing with a 38-year high in inflation at 9.1% in June. It has also been the fastest increase. It is incredibly difficult to deal with. People have problems with their bills and in my part of the world, a large number of people rely on solid fuels and home heating oil. We need these measures to be put in place as soon as possible. We will have to get some sort of indication of what will be proposed in the budget.

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