Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2025-10-15
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

I do acknowledge the issue. The Deputy mentioned VAT reductions. It costs to keep VAT at 9%. That has been factored in for the next five years. We should keep it at 9% for gas and electricity. There is a problem, a huge issue, here. Over the next five years, we have to invest triple what we invested in the grid in the last three years. There is going to be more investment in the grid. That simply has to happen to guarantee energy security and supply.

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