Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister. I appreciate those remarks and acknowledge of course that the home energy costs in particular are high because of those futures contracts that were entered into. I hope we will see a further reduction. As I said, the main point of my question was to determine whether additional measures would be introduced to try to lessen the burden of costs that have been borne by our constituents throughout the country over the past number of years, some of which, as the Minister rightly pointed out, have yet to dissipate. However, I acknowledge the measures the Minister's colleague in government, the Minister, Deputy Peter Burke, among others has introduced with regard to small businesses. I hope there will be a focus on this in the context of the drawing up of budget 2025.

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