End ESB ‘fiction’

ONE thing is clear after the budget – the fiction of “semi-state” bodies like the ESB must be ended.

Fri, 11 Dec, 2009 - 00:00

If the ESB was under total state control a closer look could be taken at pay increases and staffing levels that make our electricity charges among the highest in Europe.

Peadar O Laoire

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