There are 320,000 people in this country who are in arrears with their energy bills because they just cannot pay them. We have about 700,000 people who are living in poverty, and we have hundreds of thousands of people - and this is what was expressed in the streets - who are absolutely crucified by a cost-of-living crisis that started before Trump's and Israel's disastrous war commenced. It was already crushing people and producing arrears, hardship and suffering. We can add to that the exorbitant rents and accommodation crisis leading young people to leave this country because they cannot afford to live here. Trump's war makes it even worse, and the Government throws crumbs to people that will make almost no difference. Compare what the Government has given in its total package with the headline "Irish tax relief on jet fuel for airlines operating here to hit €1bn this year". That was last November. A few commercial airlines get an exemption on excise of €1 billion. Profitable companies get more by a significant margin than all the tens of thousands of people who are being hammered with the fuel and energy increases that are crucifying them. It is the Government's priorities that are the problem. Trump and Israel have made this mess worse. Some of those who cheer them on should think seriously about that because this war is costing not just lives, it is also hitting people in their pockets. The Government has failed to protect people because it prioritises corporations that are making massive profits rather than struggling working people and households in this country.

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Hear, hear.

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