Aontú is calling on the Government to allow for immediate measures to allow the sale of turf during the current energy crisis
Monaghan Rep Olivia Larkin says “this crisis is really biting and people are badly struggling . People are suffering from the sharp hike in costs for everything and while we may be in meteorological Spring it is cold, and the weather continues to be unsettled.
She says she is acutely aware of elderly people, disabled people and those with young families who just cannot keep up with the huge increases.
Olivia says costs of everything are escalating on an almost daily basis, inflation is now running at 3.6% and this is shaping up to be the worst ever global energy crisis.