“When Leo Varadkar said in March he was going to intervene if energy companies did not reduce their costs, I’m saying, ‘Show me the money.''
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the cost of fossil fuels soared as nations scrambled to divest themselves of Russian oil and gas.
Deputy Doherty said one solution was for the Government to introduce a price cap that would limit the amount energy companies could charge their customers. Wholesale gas prices have fallen in recent months but energy prices in Ireland are not predicted to drop for some months yet.
Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Arrest made in Derry after former Sinn Fein employee fails appear in courtMicheal Gerard McMonagle, 41, of Limewood Street in Derry, has been charged with three child sex offences
Read more »
Former Sinn Féin employee arrested after failing to turn up to court on child sex offencesMicheal Gerard McMonagle (41) did not appear in court in Derry on Wednesday and it later emerged he had been taken to hospital by ambulance
Read more »
Arrest made in Derry after former Sinn Fein employee fails appear in courtMicheal Gerard McMonagle, 41, of Limewood Street in Derry, has been charged with three child sex offences
Read more »
Increase in number of children on mental health waiting list since Govt in powerFigures provided to Sinn Féin TD Mark Ward show that there are 4,421 young people waiting for mental health treatment across the country.
Read more »
Nuclear threats, Northern Ireland and higher interest rates among top government concernsThe government has released its National Risk Assessment report for 2023, identifying nuclear threats, higher interest rates and the absence of a sitting government in Northern Ireland among its new top strategic risks in 2023.
Read more »
Tech job losses ‘reaffirm concerns’ about sectoral concentration of foreign investment, Government report warnsRisk assessment notes focus of exports on small number of sectors dominated by multinationals leaves State vulnerable
Read more »