Met Éireann has warned that temperatures will"widely fall" to -4C later this week, and has forecasted hazardous conditions with sharp to severe frost and icy surfaces.
Age Action said some older people, who are worried about fuel bills, may be afraid to turn their heating on and are concerned about costs associated with solid fuel. "Those people are making hard decisions about not doing something and we can see that in the CSO data yesterday where it reported that many older persons are reporting cutting back on their socialisation activities as well.
"We all know that fossil fuel prices are going one way only, particularly as we move towards renewable energy, but this particular group of people who live in these poorly insulated homes, and it is mostly older persons, are never going to get a heat pump, they're never going to make that transition across.
"That would mean then the State pension and other social welfare benefits keep up with the rate of inflation and people don't wait then on budget day to know what money they're going to have in their pockets for the following year".The Minister for Further and Higher Education has said financial supports are in place to make sure people can heat their homes over the coming months.
The new over 70s fuel scheme, announced by Minister Heather Humphreys will not commence until January.
So normal winter then🤔
The freezing temperatures in Ireland right now are due to man-made global warming, say government experts. Stealing cattle and incinerating them in one of a few methods being considered by the Irish Government to save the planet from the ClimateScam .
😂 it's called winter ffs
-4 Ffs,Everything now a mega drama for an Irish media suffering covid withdrawal.
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