Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)

The Minister says we are achieving our targets and that competition is working, which is rubbish. Competition is not working in Ireland, which is why, compared to other countries - our competitors - Ireland is becoming more expensive. The party represented by the Minister of State, Deputy Conor Lenihan, should realise this and take the Minister in charge, if necessary, because his other agendas are resulting in job the closure of businesses that should not be closing and job losses. Energy is too expensive in Ireland for both businesses and households.

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