Image: Sasko Lazarov Image: Sasko Lazarov FINANCE MINISTER PASCHAL Donohoe has said that he recognises the “huge anxiety and concern” currently felt by people over rising energy prices.
“I’m very conscious that as I talk to you on 2 September, it’s still a bright long day, and as we move through the year, the days will shorten and they’ll be less bright, and it’ll be happening at a time also, in which we will see bills go up,” he said. What we will need to do, which we did earlier on in the year and we will continue to do, is look at a mix of measures that are capable of helping, of making a real difference, and are also affordable for the country. On businesses, Donohoe said that it is “unconscionable and wrong” that businesses may be worried about going out of business when others businesses are experiencing a surge in profitability.
The previous highest recorded rate was in 1994 and 1995, when 23% of households were in energy poverty.
Start by sacking the regulator for allowing the hikes
Recognising it & urgently addressing it are two different things. The increases certainly won't bother him or his Corrupted Cronies as the Taxpayers remain paying their overheads along with their own without even questioning it🙄
Banks asked/told,to hold off extending.20c charge for every tap transactions,presently only on pin number payments.
Last seen Auctioning a studio apartment!
He recognises it but his inaction shows his contempt for the population
Bollix!!! They will help the rich or the people on the dole!!! Eejits like me working their asses off for a crappy hourly wages will get NADA!!! Except bigger bills!!! 🤦🏻♀️
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Does he really, I dont think he has the first inclination if im honest and is just throwing out sound bites and talking shit. He is going to raise fuel prices further and hike the property tax while giving one off help. He is only maintaining his corrupt salary and expenses.
Was that before or after the €6500 pay rise that all TDs are going to receive?
Sure he does🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 With another pay increase due of €6,500…
He should ask tje energy regulator to block esb price hikes. Is that a simple fix for them or is this like everything else against some eu rule but the French are able to ignore 🤔
He recognises it but he will never feel what we the ordinary people of ireland are going through because he lives in his bubble of comforts
Paschal knows nothing pulling in a salary of €250,000 plus expenses plus car & driver . WTF would he gave or the rest of them a clue about hardship. Highest paid ministers in Europe 🇪🇺 with a small population of 5 million and only 2 million working
now proven without a shadow of a doubt that carbon tax on fuel is not getting people out of their cars even at €2 a litre. The 100s of millions blown by the clowns 🤡 in power could have easily started the metro North & Airport link, so this carbon tax is just another USC
It's great to finally get a bit of recognition after all these years. It's what energy prices live for. It's never the money.
Yeah right
Help=paying energy companies with our taxes
Donohoe is a Bilderberg rent-boy. His words are meaningless.
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An anxiety that is added to by continuous doomsday reports. Let’s reflect on them in May 23 and see what happened
Not one Fcuk does he give! The only time he sees the Irish people is to look down to see what he stepped in!
Paschal’s salary this year (before any expenses he might legitimately incur as part of his duties as a senior politician) is €175,699. He is, indeed, poor, if you compare him to his contemporaries, like Ryan Tubridy and Miriam O’Callaghan.
How could he possibly recognise it. He probably manages to get his own personal electricity bill put down as some kind of 'expense'
And we recognise that the government is causing the issue in the first place. Time to get rid of all these globalist puppets out of Dáil Éireann and take our country back. They’re worse than any colonialists.
Recognises but doesn't Feel it
Recognises but will do f all
Now give me me payrise
This man has his finger on the pulse, well done Paschal. We need more like him.
However he will be doing nothing to tax the energy companies as they're elite and he feels for them....
Plethora of scandal and failure Haven't rectified any of the problems And continue to gut the nation Lads snap elections or something Cuz we aren't gonna continue like this
Yes-he recognises it as companies doing well
Remind me again what his salary is? Minimum wage?
No you don't but you will when the next election comes sinn Fein all the way
He's so perspective
Cap the energy prices
Paschals solution to all our problems will be his usual tax break for the wealthiest in society. A safe pair of hands for billionaires.
Recognises but will do sweetheart fuck all about it