Dempsey urged to act on ‘outrageous’ gas prices

ENERGY Minister Noel Dempsey was last night urged to act over spiralling gas bills after an Irish Examiner investigation showed prices in Ireland are almost double those in Britain.

The Irish Examiner revealed yesterday how householders in Ireland will pay 87% more for their gas than British consumers when Bord Gáis’s latest price rise kicks in next month.

Last night Labour’s energy spokesman, Tommy Broughan TD, said Bord Gáis’s rise of 33.8% in bills was unjustified as gas prices globally were coming down.