Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)

Ba mhaith liom an Dáil a chur ar athló chun déileáil leis an ghné ríthábhachtach seo ar chóir go mbeadh díospóireacht sa Teach air, the urgent need for the Government to take steps to prevent the flagged Bord Gáis electricity and gas price hikes and reduce the wages of top officials across the semi-State sector, considering that almost 630,000 people are at risk of poverty and unable to afford the flagged increases of 10% for electricity and between 20% and 30% for gas later this year, and the need for the Government to explain its failure to produce an effective fuel poverty strategy, including financial supports, considering fuel poverty accounts for up to 2,000 avoidable deaths each winter.

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