Stop complaining, says FF Minister Sean Fleming as he advises the public to shop around for better deals to help with their bills as inflation continues to rise

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As the Irish middle class and working poor continue to be relentlessly squeezed by the out-of-control inflation and spiraling costs of living, one Fianna Fail minister has some advice for the people – shop around instead of “complaining”. 

According to the Irish Mirror, the junior finance minister was speaking to RTÉ’s Drivetime when he suggested that people should look for alternatives instead of “complaining” when asked by hostess Sarah McInerney about what measures are being taken by the Government to mitigate the rising cost of living. 

The well-paid, out-of-touch politician told the RTE hostess:

“Rather than just complaining and asking ‘what the Government is going to do for me’ you could actually have a serious impact on your own finances but it involves people having to do some work themselves.” 

He continued:

“The main advice I would like your listeners to hear today, and it’s so simple people will get bored hearing it, is switch everything.  Switch your electricity supplier and you’ll get a reduced price, switch your gas supplier if you’re on gas, switch your home heating oil, switch the shop or the supermarket you do your weekly shop in and you might find its €20 or €30 different in another place.” 

Fianna Fail’s popularity has languished in recent polls and it is thought that comments such as this are not likely to help that situation improve.

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