Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

Fine Gael produced an energy policy independently long before the Government had the guts to do it. We costed it and priced it, but the Government did not intend to do that because it was afraid to do so. It was afraid to produce a White Paper so it came up with a different Green Paper, because Government Deputies did not have the guts to go to the public and state their case.

They spoke about security of supply, but I know what they are up to. If energy prices are driven up enough, everybody will say that soon there will be no energy and that if we do not pay more for it we will not be allowed to breathe.

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