Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)

I have to disagree with Senator O'Toole's ESB analogy. There has been a misconceived public campaign on the electricity sector stating that we are the most expensive country in Europe and the worst in the world. If one looks at the reality of what is happening, the policy measures that have been introduced are working. Statistics show that for large energy users, where employment is a key issue, Ireland is the sixth cheapest of the 27 EU countries.