Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister. I have to say I am a little confused. I spoke to the Minister about this issue last week. I have three or four questions for him and I want him to answer them for me. I thank him for coming in to clarify these matters.

The Minister said last week that it had been agreed that there would be a 12-month freeze from 1 July 2016 to 1 July 2017. He said there would be an extensive public awareness, information and promotion campaign to make people aware of this and to ensure they get value for money. He said that under a system which is to be rolled out from January and put in place for a few months, people will have a dual pricing bill. This will enable them to understand the differences and, hopefully, select the cheaper option.