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.
I am acutely aware of elderly people, disabled people and those with young families who just cannot keep up with the huge increases.
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.
It is ludicrous to think that people are sitting freezing and afraid to turn on their heating while we have turf in this country that could be sold . This is a crisis and as we have seen from other crises, the Government can act very quickly when it wants to
We are importing hundreds of tonnes of peat into this country and meanwhile people are frozen and afraid of their lives to turn on the heating .It doesn’t make any sense at all on any level
The health and safety of the people of Ireland must take precedent and we are calling on the government to exercise a bit of common sense and allow for the sale of turf during this turbulent time
