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Debate: Is there really a cost of living crisis?

There is an ongoing cost-of-living crisis in Ireland that needs to be urgently addressed by the...

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08.45 5 Feb 2026


Debate: Is there really a cost of living crisis?


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08.45 5 Feb 2026


There is an ongoing cost-of-living crisis in Ireland that needs to be urgently addressed by the government. That’s according to a private members motion to be debated in the Dáil this evening. 

To debate this further was Richard Boyd Barrett People Before Profit TD supporting the motion and Fine Gael TD Michael Murphy for Tipperary South. 


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