Liz McManus (Wicklow, Labour)

No one is arguing about the need to move to renewable sources of energy. I wish the Minister would not give the standard reply on each occasion these issues are raised. This matter revolves around businesses surviving in an extremely difficult economic climate. The Minister must respond in respect of the difficulties businesses have at present in the context of paying high energy bills. I presume those businesses will also be obliged to pay for the infrastructural development required to move to renewable sources of energy. This is a practical and short-term issue and concerns have been expressed about it by IBEC. Who is carrying out the economic analysis required to ensure that people who can pay the bills relating to the development of our infrastructure are employed here?

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