Frank Feighan (Fine Gael)

I ask the House to condemn the ESB for closing 27 retail outlets, most of them in the west. Five years ago County Roscommon had four ESB shops, but now not one is left open. Does the ESB wish to continue serving the entire population of the country or just the major population centres? The Taoiseach intervened with the lending institutions with regard to the cost of borrowing. He should now intervene with the ESB, which applies an APR of 22.9%. That is exorbitant and is causing severe hardship.