The Budget is a matter of weeks away and the issue of rising energy costs is one of the main concerns to be addressed by the government on September 27.
It is understood that as part of plans to lower energy usage nationwide - and therefore lower costs - the public will be advised on specific rules for use of things like washing machines, dryers, cookers, and other household appliances, according to reports.
Homeowners will be asked to use these appliances outside of peak hours while also being asked to turn down their heating this winter in line with the Government’s response to the energy crisis.
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A range of measures to reduce energy consumption in the public sector will also be discussed by coalition leaders ahead of final Budget plans and will include turning off unnecessary lights outside of public buildings and turning down heating thermostats inside.
The Cabinet is due to sign off tomorrow on the plans that will make up a new ‘Reduce Your Use’ campaign which is due to be in effect this autumn and winter.
Taoiseach Micheal Martin said on Tuesday that there will be “substantial supports” announced by Government in the coming weeks which will aim to support those struggling to pay rising energy bills.
Aside from plans being signed off tomorrow, Mr. Martin said the Budget’s cost-of-living package will present some once-off measures to cope with bills and will include support for the day-to-day running of schools.
“It’s not a question of anybody taking flak or taking responsibility on any one person,” he told reporters.
“We all have to work together to reduce demand but the Government will be assisting people and helping people in terms of alleviating the cost pressures on people.”
He went on to say: “We will go as far as we possibly can in terms of what resources we have and also to ensure that we don’t make the inflation situation worse,” he said.
“But there will be substantial supports in the Budget and in the cost-of-living package. It will be a substantial package. It has to be, because the prices are at a level nobody has experienced before.”
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