Michael Collins (Cork South-West, Independent Ireland Party)

I called last week at the Business Committee for an urgent debate on the fishing crisis in this country and the recent proposals. The International Energy Agency has found that retail energy prices in Ireland are three times higher than the wholesale prices. Irish households are basically paying the highest electricity prices in Europe, leaving energy providers laughing all the way to the bank as householders are left in tears. We need a sincere debate here in the Dáil on how this situation can be turned around.

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