The number of Irish families unable to heat their homes more than doubled in the last year.
A report by Friends of the Earth puts the increase down to inadequate incomes, inefficient housing, and high energy costs.
It also said the Government's new climate and energy poverty plans are failing to combat the energy price crisis and household reliance on fossil fuels.
Clare O'Connor - Energy Policy Officer at Friends of the Earth - says the Government's plans are flawed....
