Government accused of telling families ‘to wait’ for cost-of-living crisis help

Sinn Féin deputy leader Pearse Doherty said more needed to be done for families

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said Government work would continue throughout the summer. Picture: Damien Storan/PA

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has defended the Government’s action on the cost-of-living crisis as “dynamic to an unfolding situation”, as Sinn Féin criticised ministers for not taking further measures.

Figures published on Thursday show that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 9.1% in the year to June 2022, up from an annual increase of 7.8% in the year to May 2022.