Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I might get the Minister to expand on his point on how data centres will be factored in. He will appreciate that there are those who would use this opportunity to try to make the case for increasing our existing dependency on fossil fuels. The Government needs to be very clear on its position on that. In that regard, I would make reference to the existing planning permission application by Shannon LNG, among others.

The point I want to raise is on the impact of the challenges on the cost of electricity. We are facing another winter at a time when costs are increasing continually. From one supplier, there has been a 50% increase over the past 12 months. It is having a huge impact on families. How is the Minister going to address it for families?

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