Climate Action Plan
Dail Éireann — 2026-02-17
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

Energy prices are not just an Irish issue but are European one as well. In fact, we discussed it at the informal competitiveness council last week and it will be discussed at the March European Council and the President of the Commission will be bringing some ideas around that. We tackled that a number of years ago. The problem is the connection to the price of gas. Renewables should decrease. Renewables are the cheapest form of energy - of that, there is no question - and fossil fuels are the most expensive. Nuclear is between the two.

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Sitting date: 2026-02-17