Taoiseach Micheal Martin has been slammed for the Government’s response in tackling the crisis facing households who are choosing between heating their homes and buying food.
Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald described remarks from Minister of State Sean Fleming, who said people should "shop around" as “callous” and "indifferent".
Minister Fleming has since apologised for his remarks in which he said: “Rather than just complaining and [asking] 'What's the Government going to do for me?', you can actually have a serious impact on your own finances, but it involves people having to do some work themselves.”
