Maire Devine (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

We support this. We attempted to have a similar report commissioned in the deliberations for the Social Welfare Bill for last year but the Minister passed it on to the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment. Data on fuel poverty are badly needed. Unlike my colleague, I did not support the increase to the carbon tax because we need to sort out fuel poverty first. The Government must commit to it. We will have significant revolutionary changes in how we access, provide and use energy in the State.We must identify the most vulnerable and ensure we protect them. We must produce a report as suggested by my colleague.