Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)

I refer to the carbon credits Bill and the failure by the Government, particularly the Minister, Deputy Noel Dempsey, to do anything in the past nine years about renewable energy or biofuels. When will the Green Paper on energy be published?

Before Christmas and following a great deal of strife and difficulty, it appeared that the industrial relations problem in An Post was settled and that in return for work practice change, our postmen and postwomen were to receive their three-year old pay rises under Sustaining Progress. The Minister has probably been informed by his constituents that An Post workers have still not received those increases. Is the Government and the Minister minded to issue a directive to An Post on this matter as it is now a very profitable company?

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