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THE NUMBER OF people who have had their gas or electricity supplies cut off almost tripled in the first three months of this year.
Almost 7,000 customers – the vast majority of them residential – had their energy disconnected between January and March.
Over 5,000 electricity customers had their supply cut off compared to 3,298 during the same period in 2011.
A total of 1,892 gas customers were cut off between January and March compared to 677 in 2011, according to the figures released today by the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER).
Altogether 91 per cent of gas customers and 83 per cent of electricity customers were residential customers.
Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe said the figures were “ominous” and particularly frightening considering that last winter was unseasonably mild.
“The people most at risk from the cold and hypothermia are the elderly and young children. A severe winter will result in deaths as families struggle to heat their homes,” said Crowe.
“Bord Gáis and Airtricity claim they are doing everything possible to avoid disconnection but these figures clearly show they are not doing enough”.
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Lived there for many years. Left after 3 muggings……1 at knifepoint. Most knife crime there is focused in a certain community but people and police are reluctant to point this out as they fear being called racist
Stab capital London. No end in sight
@GloryManUnited2019: it was never as bad here as it is there in fairness!
@Dave Dublin: Be fair Dave, Not all English people are like that.
That’s what you call a scatter gun approach.
That would be justified if the victim had 39 stab wounds
@Paul: one is guilty the others are preventing the police from finding out the truth. They be charged with, with holding evidence, interfering with an investigation etc.
@Paul: what a stupid comment…..
@Jim Buckley Barrett: One or more may the alleged attacker/s. No guilty until tried and convicted
@Paul: be
@Pat O Brien: I hope the victim recovers but I think arresting 39 people at a party who may know nothing is a bit excessive
@Paul: or who may know everything
@Paul: all were in proximity to the alleged attackers and all refused to cooperate, which makes all potential accessories after the fact.
@Paul: ah Paul come on don’t be so naive
39 people arrested for attemped murder. Sounds like the plot of an Agatha christie novel.
How big was the knife?
Was he Julius Caesar?
Arrested 39 people my arse.
@Bluey: your point? Try and use full meaningful sentences.
@Jim Buckley Barrett: Did it upset you Jim?
@Bluey: are you implying that they didn’t in fact arrest 39 people and despite initially refusing to cooperate that they all then simultaneously had a change of heart and voluntarily accompanied the police to various stations to give statements?
@Jim Buckley Barrett: I think his point could be he believes the police to be economical with the truth. That’s what the “39 my arse” would indicate to me anyway could be wrong like
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