Food prices rose by 4.2 per cent in the last twelve months, while energy rose by 3.3 per cent.

The Oireachtas said employee costs for their work on the election came to more than €110,000

Mr Justice Brian Cregan said Mr Godart 'acted in bad faith and with impropriety from start to finish in the conduct of these proceedings'

The cost of charging an Electric Vehicle (EV) increased by 15 per cent last year

It is estimated that the owners of bars, restaurants and visitor attractions could see their labour costs increase by over 10 per cent this year as a result of the changes and by 31 per cent annually in the longer term.

The judge put a stay on the costs order, pending an appeal which the Nolans are bringing in relation to aspects of his decision earlier this month in which he dismissed most of their case