Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)

Did the Minister for Social Protection consult him on the decision to reduce the number of free electricity units from 2,400 to 1,800? The Minister is wrongly informed. The decision in the 2011 budget was quite clear, namely that there would be no change in the number of units and the saving was to be made through negotiation with utility companies, something the Minister belatedly announced this weekend she would do. If the Minister checks the budget documentation from this time last year he will find I am correct. Did the Minister have discussions with the Minister for Social Protection? Was he consulted? Did he agree that she was right to take away vital electricity units from people who badly need them?

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