Election 2024 live updates: Harris promises permanent double child benefit in August

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Election 2024 live updates: Harris promises permanent double child benefit in August
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General election campaign enters its sixth day as People Before Profit and Fianna Fáil hold press conferences

Good morning. The general election campaign is entering its sixth day, kicking off with Taoiseach Simon Harris promising, in an Instagram video, a permanent double child benefit in August to help parents with the back to school costs. More on that below.

Virgin Media Television is set to hold ‘The Big Interview’ with the three main party leaders, at 10pm each Wednesday of the General Election campaign. We’ll bring you updates on that later. Key reads: Election 2024: Coalition parties turning on one another or a phoney war of words? John McManus: VAT cuts for restaurants were a bad idea last month. Why are they a good idea now? ‘I can’t even get a plumber.

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