'Hotels are not for permanent living and while they have helped people from the Ukraine who are fleeing the war, it is not a long-term solution to the problem'

The Environment Minister has made the call in a bid to save energy.

'No business can wait to see what happens, we have to take measures into our own hands and mitigate some of the uncertainties that are out there'

'We can’t pass on increases to our customers'

Minister Ryan suggested that local authorities may not turn on their Christmas lights due to rising costs.

'People are becoming more and more concerned over what is going on'

An ESRI study found 29% are struggling because of soaring energy cost.

There was a 46 per cent drop in Irish beer production between 2020 and 2021