Deputy Mary Lou McDonald-- speech from 5 Oct 2022
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Transcript
Goeibhagat, Le Sceann Comhairle, I want to return to this issue of potential energy disconnections this winter, and I'm going to put the questions that I put to you earlier, Taoiseach, and I just appreciate a straight answer to the question. Firstly, will the moratorium, will you move that the ban on disconnection starts now and runs to the end of March, yes or no? And secondly, will you ensure that those on metres are not open to disconnection? Can you give a cast iron guarantee that that will not happen? And how will you achieve that? I'm very outlining to the Deputy the measures that we have taken that will prevent disconnections this winter. And in terms of, I mean, there are always exceptional situations for different reasons, but we're clear in the context of this energy crisis and what has brought it about, and the level of price increases that we want to keep the lights on, and we want people to be in a position to have warm food and to heat themselves over this winter. And the Government will do everything they can in relation to that, with the CRU as well working. Thank you very much.