People 'afraid to open their energy bills' in case they can't pay

According to the CSO, electricity prices have gone up 20.5%, gas rose 14.2% and liquid fuels such as home heating oil rose by 45.7%. File photo: Dan Linehan

Three-quarters of people are concerned about rises in the cost of living according to a new Sinn Féin survey.

The CSO, earlier this month, published data showing that inflation in Ireland rose 3.7% in the 12 months to the end of September, the sharpest rise since 2008.