Louth TD Accuses Government of “Mogging” Workers in Dáil Budget Row - 29/06/2026

Labour TD for Louth, Ged Nash, has accused the Government of “mogging” workers and families in last year’s Budget, using what appears to be the first instance of the slang term being used in the Dáil.Ged Nash made the remark during Leaders’ Questions as he criticised Tánaiste Simon Harris, drawing attention to a VAT cut for the hospitality sector alongside what he described as a lack of income tax indexation. He said the measures left many workers and families under continued financial pressure.The comments come ahead of next week’s reduction in VAT for food-led hospitality, which will fall from 13.5% to 9% as part of measures announced in last year’s Budget.Deputy Nash joined us in -studio on The Agenda this morning to us some more about this.We also discussed his calls on the Government to put the brakes on new data centres until the national grid capacity increases and the cost of household energy bills comes down. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.