Groups call for 'decisive action to tackle energy poverty'

'Almost one in three Irish households were classified as living in energy poverty in 2022,' said the groups.

All core social welfare payments should be increased by at least €25 and new measures introduced to bring down energy bills before winter, a range of environmental and charitable organisations have said.

A joint statement from 27 social, environmental, and voluntary bodies called for "decisive action to tackle energy poverty and break our dependence on fossil fuel home-heating before next winter".