Eamon Ryan says that households can expect a new electricity grant before Christmas as electricity and gas bills continue to soar in price.
A €200 payment was previously issued to households back in April in an effort to tackle the cost of living crisis. And the Minister for the Environment revealed on Wednesday that another grant will also be issued to households this winter.
He also hit back at claims that a mini-budget should have been called during the summer to examine the implications of rising electricity costs for Irish households. He told reporters outside Cabinet that the decision to wait until autumn to assess the situation had been proven correct.
