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Close to planning for energy, fuel shortages.
Dlús leis an bpleanáil maidir le ganntanas fuinnimh, breosla.
According to media reports today, the Emergency Energy Supply Group has stepped up its planning to ensure that energy is available for workers and essential services, in the event of power outages in the coming months.
De réir tuairiscí sna meáin inniu, tá dlús tagtha faoin bpleanáil atá ar bun ag an nGrúpa Éigeándála um Sholáthar Fuinnimh chun a chinntiú go mbeidh fuinneamh ar fáil d’oibrithe agus do sheirbhísí riachtanacha, i gcás bristeacha cumhachta sna míonna amach romhainn.
It was reported today that it is now being assumed that there are definitely power outages at the barriers.
Tuairiscíodh inniu go bhfuiltear ag déanamh talamh slán de anois go bhfuil bristeacha cumhachta ar na bacáin go cinnte.
Some Dáil MPs say the government must promise not to allow any more data centers to operate, but concerns have been expressed among government sources that cutting energy supplies to such centers could damage their reputation. of Ireland from a business perspective.
Deir Teachtaí Dála áirithe go gcaithfidh an rialtas gealltanas a thabhairt nach dtabharfaidh siad cead d’aon ionad sonraí eile dul i mbun oibre, ach léiríodh imní i measc foinsí rialtais go bhféadfadh gearradh siar ar sholáthar fuinnimh d’ionaid dá léithéid damáiste a dhéanamh go cháil na hÉireann ó thaobh chúrsaí gnó de.
“When we are threatened by a shortage of energy”, said the Dála Deputy, Bríd Smith, Community Apart from Profit, “priority should be given to hospitals, to schools, to homes.
“Nuair atá ganntanas fuinnimh ag bagairt orainn”, a dúirt an Teachta Dála, Bríd Smith, Pobal Seachas Brabús, “ba chóir tús áite a thabhairt d’ospidéil, do scoileanna, go thithe.
We were previously told that all the big international companies would leave if our corporation tax rate went up.
Dúradh linn roimhe seo go bhfágfadh na comhlachtaí móra idirnáisiúnta ar fad dá dtiocfadh ardú ar ár ráta cánach corparáide.
But it didn’t happen.
Ach níor tharla sé.
Society is much more important than foreign direct investment anyway.”
Tá an tsochaí i bhfad níos tábhachtaí ná infheistíocht dhíreach eachtrach ar aon nós.”
It is hoped that fuel costs will be above two euros per liter at the pumps again from next week.
Tá súil go mbeidh costais bhreosla os cionn dhá euro in aghaidh an lítir ag na pumpaí arís ón tseachtain seo chugainn.
SSE Airtricity announced another rise of up to 39% in energy costs yesterday.
D’fhógair SSE Airtricity ardú eile de suas le 39 faoin gcéad ar chostais fuinnimh inné.
This is the second increase of this kind that has been announced by that company since May.
Seo é an tarna ardú dá leithéid atá fógartha ag an gcomhlacht sin ó mhí na Bealtaine.
Government sources say more hikes are expected soon.
Deir foinsí rialtais go bhfuil súil le níos mó arduithe gan moill.
There are only four weeks before the budget is announced and the opposition wants policies to be introduced that will reduce the pressure on the average consumer.
Níl ach ceithre seachtaine ann sula bhfógrófar an buiséad agus tá an freasúra ag iarraidh go dtabharfar isteach beartais a laghdóidh an brú ar an ngnáththomhaltóir.
Value added tax reductions, social welfare increases and direct energy credits could be involved.
D’fhéadfadh laghduithe cáinbhreisluacha, arduithe ar leas sóisialach agus creidmheasanna díreacha fuinnimh a bheith i gceist.