Irish Congress of Trade Unions and increases in the cost of living

That this House commends the Irish Congress of Trade Unions on their planned demonstration at Stormont on the 25 June 2022; notes the need for the return of the Northern Ireland Executive to ensure locally elected and accountable representatives are in place to deliver for constituents across Northern Ireland; further notes the devastating impact of the increases in the cost of living which has seen inflation soar, the cost of food rise and fuel and energy bills reach all-time highs while wages and social security remain stagnant; and calls on the Government to introduce immediate measures to help those struggling, including but not limited to further windfall taxes on energy companies, energy price caps, rent controls, radical wealth taxes, drastic uplifts in state benefits and a real pay rise for all workers across both the public and private sector.