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Government is pushing pensioners and family carers further into poverty

The Government’s refusal to introduce a €400 targeted energy credit for vulnerable households struggling to heat their homes is inexcusable, according to Social Democrats TD Eoin Hayes. Deputy Hayes, who is the party’s spokesperson on social protection, said: “In the Dáil today, I challenged the Taoiseach on the rising levels of poverty being experienced in […]

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Budget 2026 set to plunge most vulnerable into poverty

The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) has laid bare the stark reality facing our most vulnerable citizens: the government’s decisions in the budget are set to increase poverty rates, according to Social Democrats finance spokesperson Cian O’Callaghan. Deputy O’Callaghan said: “The Budget 2026 Flash Impact Analysis report, published this morning by the PBO, found that income […]

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