Tánaiste and Finance Minister Simon Harris warned there is a risk of stagflation in the Irish economy.

Simon Harris is due to publish the Annual Progress Report on Tuesday.

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There is growing concern about the impact the war in Iran is having on energy prices.

Simon Harris said the Government will act on petrol and diesel prices, fuel poverty and supply chain issues.

Consumers have seen hikes in home heating oil and motor fuel in the wake of the escalating conflict in the Middle East.

The Taoiseach said he did not want to see ‘price gouging’ because of the escalating conflict in the Middle East.

Compared with January, it is down marginally from 2.5 per cent, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

Once-off cost-of-living measures are not financially sustainable, the Taoiseach has said.

Food prices rose by 4.2 per cent in the last twelve months, while energy rose by 3.3 per cent.

Energy prices are estimated to have grown by 2.0 per cent in the month and risen by 2.7 per cent over the 12 months to October 2025.

Retail electricity prices in Ireland are three times higher than wholesale prices.

Yuno's chief executive, Cathal Fay, said that the absence of universal energy credits this winter would make customers more price-sensitive than ever.

Looking at the components of the flash HICP for Ireland in July 2025, energy prices are estimated to have grown by 1.5 per cent in the month and fallen by 0.3 per cent over the 12 months to July 2025.

Last year, Ireland introduced legislation giving effect to an EU regulation on emergency intervention to address high energy prices

The reduced rate will apply for new customers from Monday

Energy prices fell by 6.3 per cent in the year to February

Customers to benefit from 7.5% reduction in electricity and 5% in gas from March 1st

Bord Gáis Energy is cutting its unit rate of electricity by 10 per cent and its gas by 9.5 per cent from February 29th.

The Green Party leader said that investing in green energy capital projects was ‘a hell of a lot cheaper than relying on imported fossil fuels’