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

I thank the Taoiseach and I will pass on the information provided. As has been said, we need a bespoke solution in the short term for communal or district heating systems, particularly those that are powered by gas, which will not work in the long term. The solution is to change to biomass or geothermal energy and that has to be facilitated.

A company in County Louth contacted me pointing out that ESB Networks had passed on an increase to all electricity providers. For this company, which is already facing huge increases, the increase is an extra €22,239 per year on top of what it is already paying. This issue needs to be addressed.

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