Colm Burke (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am aware of that but this is an issue that cannot be left as it is. This is a young family who want to get into a house before Christmas but which is told that it will take three months to reconnect the electricity. The local authority has to send in an application, the ESB must send back a bill, and the local authority must pay the bill before the reconnection is made. It is outrageous that something like this is happening in this day and age. Ten different steps must be taken. It is not the fault of the local authority officials or of the ESB officials but of the procedure. Will the Leader raise this matter with the Minister to ensure that the relevant Ministers come together to resolve this problem? This is just one case that I know of. I am sure the same is happening in many other local authorities around the country. It is not good enough. It is not acceptable. I ask that some action be taken on the matter.