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Article: A separation of powers for lower electricity bills.
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- Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland)
- Article date:
- March 17, 2008
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A separation of powers for lower electricity bills
IN the same week that the European Central Bank (ECB) said Ireland was losing its competitiveness faster than any other country in the eurzone, our own Government decided to shelve a measure, which more than almost any other, would has benefited the competitiveness of the Irish economy. We pay more for our electricity than most of our European neighbours.
Then again, when it comes to introducing competitiveness into the electricity market we have been behind most of our European neighbours. This is why last year the then Minister for Natural Resources, Noel Dempsey, took on the issue and, having consulted far and wide, ...