A pay increase for workers is also needed, according to the Cost of Living Campaign.
Deputy McDonald welcomed the protest:"The cost of energy is at the heart really of this cost of living crisis that is literally crippling families, businesses all across the country and I very much hope that there will be thousands on the streets today to make their voices heard."Sinn Féin believes a focus on tackling the housing crisis is needed when talking about the cost of living.
According to Deputy McDonald, more and more people are living in fear of losing their homes, while students can't afford to rent and prospective employees are afraid to travel here to work. This is a problem,"if you want the best and the brightest to come to Ireland" and maintain Dublin as"a real international hub for talent".
"If we want our own people, particularly our young people, educated to the energetic, ambitious, skilled - if we want them to stay here, then they have to have somewhere to live and at the heart of that is decent housing", she said.Main image shows Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald outside Ringsend Irishtown Community Centre, Dublin. Picture by: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie
SF got a free run at it in the last GE. This time every party other than FG can see a SF bullseye printed on their backs. The ones really worried are costing up already. Next time SF quotas won't go a begging, West Belfast won't allow, not if ML wants to stay in politics
Yet it is 2000 euros for dinner with a shinner? Does she think that represented good value?
Will Sinn Fein and others be voting to carry the Budget if it does not bring down the cost of entry Bills? Will they walk out of the Dail chamber?
Its rather unfortunate that many don't appreciate the consequences if such a measure was imposed. Typical SF, deflect and blame while fooling their followers.
SF doing what SF do, making poorly thought out suggestions to garner support knowing they'll never have the responsibility to make important or unpopular decisions
I think you'll find it's metaphorically crippling families. Unless a cold room of an evening can bring on paraplegia.
Is there a real shortage of these energy's or have NATO/USA just annoyed one big supplier by being antagonists & attempting to wind him up by trying to put nukes on his doorstep? Imagine if an attempt was made to put nukes into Cuba? Hypocrisy or what?
SF so rooted in populism, they are blind to the fact that a price cap could bankrupt us.
It's incredible how communism is the answer to everything now.
Well said Mary Lou.
Following the Tories? Price caps do not work - they expose the country to massive liability. SF are piyful
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