'It's clear you ditched energy credits because the election is over,' Pearse Doherty tells Dail as Taoiseach says they are 'not sustainable'

"Continued energy credits for householders are "just not sustainable," the Taoiseach has told the Dáil."

"Micheál Martin was responding to an Irish Independent article which detailed how the Government scrapped supports in the Budget despite civil servants warning that the average household would face an extra €321 on their energy bills as a result."

Continued energy credits for householders are described as unsustainable. Budget supports for household energy were removed despite warnings from civil servants. The civil service analysis estimated that the average household would face an additional €321 on annual energy bills as a result of the supports being scrapped. The removal of subsidies shifts more of the energy cost burden onto households and reduces direct government intervention in energy affordability. Increased household expenses may worsen cost-of-living pressures and raise concerns about support for vulnerable consumers. Fiscal sustainability and budgetary constraints are positioned as reasons for the policy change.

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