A once-off fuel allowance payment of €125 will be paid to recipients this week. The measure was announced last month as part of the Government package to tackle the rising cost of living. Fuel prices are one of the main drivers of rising inflation, while the war in Ukraine has also pushed costs higher. Last…
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The Minister of the Environment, Climate, and Communications, Eamon Ryan, mentioned that the government needs to look at similar and potential measures for this year’s budget to support struggling fuel payers with bills due to rising energy costs. The increased energy costs depend on various international factors. Government to help those struggling with increasing fuel…
The residential property market is now at its lowest level for a first quarter since 2017, while sales in six counties in Leinster down by at least 6% compared with the same time last year, a new study shows. The study, based on an analysis of residential property sales recorded in the Property Price Register,…
Households face increases in their energy bills from today as the hike in the carbon tax kicks in. The tax was raised by €6 to €26 per tonne of carbon dioxide in last year’s budget. However, the increase was postponed until today on home heating fuels such as coal, peat, natural gas and home heating…
New figures from the Environmental Protection Agency show that greenhouse gas emissions from Irish power generation and industrial companies fell by 8.7% last year. This mirrors a decrease of about 8.9% across Europe in 2019 and comes despite the country’s strong economic growth during the year. The EPA said the decrease in emissions was due…