Séamus Healy (Tipperary South, Independent)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of local and national importance requiring urgent attention, namely, the need for the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources to intervene with the Commission for Energy Regulation to immediately withdraw the 34% gas price increase effective from 1 October and the proposed electricity 20% price increase from January 2007 in light of the hardships these increases will cause families and the fact that oil prices have decreased by 20% since these announcements were made.

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