Housing 'Government's biggest failure with affordability defined as €450k in Dublin and €400k in Cork'

In their keynote address to delegates at their annual conference in Dublin on Saturday, Catherine Murphy and Róisín Shortall said dramatic action is needed to help those most affected by the inflation spikes.

The party leaders said in their alternative budget in October, they would ensure that childcare must be transformed so that it is publicly funded. Picture: Damien Storan.

An emergency budget to deliver a €300 tax credit to all income earners under €50,000 must be brought forward to address the cost of living crisis, the co-leaders of the Social Democrats have said.

The leaders also said the Government must introduce a three-year ban on rent increases and improve security for renters.