# cost-of-living - Saturday 25 June, 2022
# cost-of-living - Wednesday 22 June, 2022
# cost-of-living - Tuesday 21 June, 2022
# Cost Of Living
# Cost Of Living
Taoiseach Micheál Martin faced more calls for an emergency budget today.
# Cost Of Living
# Cost Of Living
The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform said the government cannot counter every increase in people’s expenditure.
# cost-of-living - Monday 20 June, 2022
Martin warned that the toughest period in this crisis could be wintertime.
# cost-of-living - Sunday 19 June, 2022
# Cost Of Living
# Cost Of Living
The Taoiseach’s comment follow several cost of living protests yesterday.
# cost-of-living - Saturday 18 June, 2022
# Barely Getting By
# Barely Getting By
A variety of unions and opposition parties are calling on the government to bring forward a ‘mini-budget’.
# cost-of-living - Thursday 16 June, 2022
As things stand, the Tánaiste said the plan is still to wait until budget day in October.
# ESRI
# ESRI
The estimate is based on energy inflation observed from January 2021 to April 2022.
# cost-of-living - Wednesday 15 June, 2022
# Barely Getting By
# Barely Getting By
The Cost of Living Coalition is calling for urgent and immediate action.
# Budget 2023
# Budget 2023
The finance minister says Government will use indexation to up peoples’ take-home pay.
# cost-of-living - Tuesday 14 June, 2022
# Cost Of Living
# Cost Of Living
It is part of the coalition’s plans to cut the cost of living.
# Income Tax
# Income Tax
The Tánaiste says it is a Government commitment to index tax bands and credits.
# cost-of-living - Monday 13 June, 2022
# Cost Of Living
# Cost Of Living
Government knows the pressure people are under, says Taoiseach.
# cost-of-living - Saturday 11 June, 2022
# Cost Of Living
# Cost Of Living
Members of the Social Democrats convened today for its first in-person conference since 2019.
# Food Security
# Food Security
Ukraine conflict has exacerbated Covid disruptions and rising costs of energy and fertilisers – and not just in the EU.
# cost-of-living - Friday 10 June, 2022
# Industrial Action
# Industrial Action
The action is due to start at the company’s Waterford plant tomorrow.
# Cost Of Living
A spokesperson for Minister Eamon Ryan has confirmed that there are no plans to reduce toll charges despite commuters facing crippling price hikes in fuel, reports Christina Finn. Some in Govt circles say they are open to looking at reducing toll charges, but fear that such a proposal would not get past the Greens. One Fine Gael TD says he is in favour of a toll reduction, saying it would help motorists that are under pressure.
# cost-of-living - Thursday 9 June, 2022
# Rising Inflation
# Rising Inflation
The talks will be facilitated by the Workplace Relations Commission from next week.
# Budget Roundup
Minister Heather Humphreys throws her support behind comments made by Tánaiste Leo Varadkar recently, where he said a new middle rate tax band could help cushion the blow of inflation on the squeezed middle, reports Christina Finn Increasing State supports and reducing the cost of services is understood to be the main focus for Budget 2023 this October. Discussions underway to reduce childcare costs, public transport fares and hospital charges.
# cost-of-living - Wednesday 8 June, 2022
# Cost Of Living
# Cost Of Living
Minister Heather Humphreys says remote working is a ‘sensible option’ for those looking to cut costs.
# cost-of-living - Monday 6 June, 2022
# Factfind
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar made the claim last month - so we’ve decided to see whether Ireland has actually done more than the UK. Varadkar said Ireland is "ahead of what’s being done in the United Kingdom” when comparing “like with like”.
# cost-of-living - Thursday 2 June, 2022
# Budget 2023
# Budget 2023
Taoiseach has said there will be “a challenging number of months ahead with the cost of living”.
# cost-of-living - Wednesday 1 June, 2022
# Inflation
# Inflation
The poll examined spending and money management habits.
# Fuel Costs
# Fuel Costs
Head of communications at AA Ireland Paddy Comyn told The Journal that prices are at a record high.
# cost-of-living - Tuesday 31 May, 2022
# Money Money Money
# Money Money Money
The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council urged the government to properly factor in the cost of major health, climate and defence plans.
# cost-of-living - Friday 27 May, 2022
# Cost Of Living
# Cost Of Living
Consumer pessimism is at its highest level for nine years.
# cost-of-living - Monday 16 May, 2022
# Heating
# Heating
All households who received Fuel Allowance in early April will automatically receive the €100 lump sum.
# cost-of-living - Sunday 15 May, 2022
# Cost Of Living
# Cost Of Living
The Labour leader says a national pay rise will be a win-win for everyone.
# cost-of-living - Friday 13 May, 2022
# Cost Of Childcare
# Cost Of Childcare
A new report finds that the average weekly fee nationally per child for full day childcare is €186.84.
# cost-of-living - Thursday 12 May, 2022
# Cost Of Living
# Cost Of Living
Consumer price inflation has now been rising at an annual pace of 5% or more since October 2022.
# cost-of-living - Tuesday 10 May, 2022
# Overpriced
# Overpriced
A worker in Ireland earning a very modest wage must pay market prices for essential services, writes Dr Laura Bambrick.
# cost-of-living - Monday 9 May, 2022
57% of adults surveyed said that they were changing or considering changing how frequently they use their car.
# cost-of-living - Friday 6 May, 2022
# Rising Inflation
# Rising Inflation
The talks will centre around the pay for 350,000 people who work in the public sector.
# cost-of-living - Friday 29 April, 2022
# Cost Of Living
# Cost Of Living
The figure is the highest recorded by the European statistics office since the publication of this indicator began in January 1997.
# cost-of-living - Wednesday 27 April, 2022
# POA
# POA
The Prison Officers’ Association (POA) began their annual conference in Sligo last night.
# cost-of-living - Sunday 24 April, 2022
# Capping Fees
Childcare fees will be capped at September 2021 levels if a deal can be done on pay and conditions. Tánaiste Leo Varadkar says increased subsidies should be used to reduce costs considerably for parents. Government believes a reduction in the cost of childcare 'will help with cost of living'.
# cost-of-living - Thursday 21 April, 2022
# Cost Of Living
# Cost Of Living
The index also found that Irish consumers became increasingly worried about the broader economic outlook.
# cost-of-living - Monday 18 April, 2022
# Red C Poll
# Red C Poll
It’s according to new polling conducted by Red C on behalf of The Journal.
# cost-of-living - Wednesday 13 April, 2022
# Energy Crisis
# Energy Crisis
Reduced VAT, extra fuel allowance, and €20 million towards solar panels for households with medical equipment are among the new measures.