Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

It is not agreed. The Ceann Comhairle will be aware that I wrote to him and the Business Committee on behalf of the Rural Independent Group a number of weeks ago, seeking an honest, frank and serious debate about the energy crisis facing us because of the ineptitude of the Government and the point-blank refusal to cap the prices and take on the utility companies. The Government has refused to bring any of our own oil onshore. The Government promised to bring in liquefied natural gas, LNG, during the last election. It has totally ignored the plight of the public. There is a perilous situation for many families. Schools and small and medium-sized businesses cannot keep going. This is part of the anarchy that the Government is creating. We are not accepting the Order of Business, as I said at the Business Committee meeting last Thursday. We oppose it and will call a vote on it.

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