Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)

Every day since Bord na Móna was closed, the cost of electricity has gone up. There is no account whatsoever of a regulator keeping any track of what is going on. No one is saying "boo" to all these electricity companies. They are competing with one another to put up the price of electricity and no one is watching.

The other thing is carbon tax. When carbon tax was brought in, the cost of fuel - petrol and diesel - was €1.15 per litre. It was to discourage people from using petrol and diesel. God help us, the price has now gone above €1.80 per litre and that is way more than the carbon tax was at the start. Will the Government cut the carbon tax now because it has outserved its usefulness? It is not relevant any more because the price of the petrol, diesel and heating oil is driving up inflation and the cost of living.

Surely, the Government realises it by now. Cut out the carbon tax or as much as possible as it can.

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