Government in ‘doom spiral’ and failing on energy crisis, warn Social Democrats
The Government is caught in a “doom spiral” where it is “lurching” from crisis to crisis in its attempt to drive down energy costs, the Social Democrats have said.
The party’s deputy leader, Cian O’Callaghan, said the Government has failed to set out a plan to address the energy crisis, claiming it is instead reacting to the “whims” of US President Donald Trump.
He said further investment is needed in areas such as solar panels, as well as targeted energy supports, and called for a levy to be placed on data centres.
The Dublin TD said such a levy would raise around €85 million, which would part-fund some of his party’s proposed measures.
Unless we see systemic changes that are needed, including long-term solutions, we will see the Government proposing more and more emergency measures every few months
He made the comments ahead of the Dáil being recalled early from the summer recess on Friday to vote through a...
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