Ireland is graveyard for consumers, claims FG

THE Government was yesterday accused of being too closely aligned with powerful producer interests and of contributing to crippling price hikes.

At the launch of its new Consumer Charter, Fine Gael’s finance spokesman Richard Bruton claimed that Ireland had become a “graveyard” for consumers following sustained increases in the cost of electricity, gas and transport.

“There is no question but that this Government has become too closely aligned with powerful producer interests and it has blinded it to the needs of consumers,” he said.