SF suggest child benefit, energy & welfare boost in Budget 26 as Mary Lou vows ‘we have your back’ to families & workers

AN energy credit of €450 for every household in the country, a double child benefit payment and a €300 bonus for social welfare recipients are among Sinn Fein’s Budget 2026 proposals. Mary Lou McDonald’s party today launched its alternative Budget which goes against the Government’s plan to end all one-off cost-of-living supports. Instead, Sinn Fein…