There are seven days to go now. I see the Minister for Finance is out of the House, no doubt doing his sums. We need a budget for the millions, not the millionaires. We need real change, not spare change. It is clear, however, and becoming clearer by the day that the Government plans to give less than last year and is trying to lower public expectations. One small example tells a tale. Last year, the moratorium on gas and electricity disconnections lasted for four months. This year, it has been cut back to two months and, once again, it will not apply to people with prepaid meters. Electricity and gas prices are still way above the normal prices we would have been used to. The cost-of-living crisis has not gone away - not by a million miles. People need to raise their voices-----

I thank the Deputy.

-----and demand a better deal. I will conclude on this, a Cheann Comhairle.

Time is up, Deputy.

I appeal to people to join the national cost-of-living protest in Dublin this Saturday.

The decision on the moratorium with regard to energy is made by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities, CRU, and not by the Government, as the Deputy may know. This will be a budget for the 5 million people who live in the State. It will include an income tax and USC package, which will reward work and ensure that more people get to keep more of the money they earn. There will be a cost-of-living package, which people will see reflected in their pockets this side of Christmas, helping families in particular with high energy and fuel bills. There will be a focus on child poverty and child well-being, as I said earlier. There will be help for business and farmers. In addition, there will be funding for the Garda and law order. That will benefit everyone, all 5.3 million of us.