Energy costs cannot be easily reversed, says Eamon Ryan

The environment minister blamed Ireland's high energy prices on our reliance on fossil fuels, adding that prices are inflexible as companies "could purchase gas a year or 18 months in advance".

Changing to renewable energy is "the best way to bring the prices down immediately", said Environment Minister Eamon Ryan. Picture: Kyran O’Brien/DCU

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan has said that high energy costs cannot be “easily reversed”.

Mr Ryan said that a switch to renewable energy by way of retrofitting homes is “the best way” to bring down prices “immediately”, noting that energy companies “hedge forward”.