Energy crisis
Closing down our power stations in the midst of an energy crisis in the hope that we will replace them with green energy sources at some indeterminate time in the future ill-serves this State.
Read MoreClosing down our power stations in the midst of an energy crisis in the hope that we will replace them with green energy sources at some indeterminate time in the future ill-serves this State.
Read MoreThe National Broadband Plan is behind schedule. Working from home is one of the pandemic responses most likely to remain with us but that is not possible without a proper broadband connection.
Only 2,700 premises have been connected under the National Broadband Plan to date, far below the initial target of 115,000 by January 2022 which was subsequently revised down to 60,000. As I learned today, €133m has been spent on the Plan in the last two years.
Despite the rise in energy bills, food costs, building materials’ prices and the soaring cost of living, the Minister for Finance has suggested no counter inflationary measures.