Business lags behind households in cutting gas use

Sinn Féin senator Lynn Boylan said that homeowners were being asked to carry the weight for gas reductions, when industry was not. File picture

Irish households continue to outpace industry when it comes to cutting gas consumption.

Figures supplied by Environment Minister Eamon Ryan to Sinn Féin senator Lynn Boylan show that while overall gas demand is down 4% on the five-year rolling average, industrial and commercial use is down just 13% while residential is down 40% on average.