Ruairi Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

On the European solidarity windfall tax, who would be liable within the State in that regard? The Minister has spoken about how difficult it is to reform energy markets but we could all make the argument that perhaps we should have started this conversation earlier. We must do whatever we can at this time, however. The Minister has raised the fact that we are dealing with a wartime situation. It is fair to say that the biggest weapon Vladimir Putin has is the fact that we are all about to face absolute energy and financial carnage if the European Union and the wider western world do not get a handle on this and, at a domestic level, if we do not look after businesses, families and workers. It is absolutely necessary that we do all we possibly can. Otherwise, we will give Putin the win that he does not seem to be able to eke out on the battlefield.

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