Taoiseach rejects calls for budget saying Government 'can't chase inflation every month'

Sinn Féin says cost of living protests shows people are at 'breaking point'.

 Taoiseach Micheál Martin says Sinn Féin's calls could lead to 'stagflation'.

The Government "cannot chase inflation every month", the Taoiseach has told the Dáil while again rejecting Sinn Féin calls for an emergency Budget.

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald told Tuesday's session of Leaders' Questions that Saturday's protests on the cost of living had heard from people who were "at breaking point" and asked for a new budget to be drawn up.