We need a debate on the specific actions that can be taken to alleviate the pain and pressure put on families by the cost-of-living crisis. Spain and Portugal have an exemption from the EU rules and have reduced VAT on fuel. They have also been given permission by the EU to decouple non-gas-generated electricity from gas-generated electricity and the related prices.

We will also have a situation this year where the Government will increase carbon taxes on people. It is absolutely wrong that carbon taxes are still going up annually when people cannot afford to keep the lights on and keep the heat on.

I have already outlined that the Government is going to intervene in a cost-of-living package and in the budget in two weeks' time-----

Christmas is coming too.

-----in respect of the energy crisis. There are two debates. The Dáil is meeting at 2 p.m. today and will meet tomorrow. There are two Private Member's debates on energy, each of which I believe is of two hours' duration. There are plenty of opportunities for Deputies to articulate their views and for the Government to respond with regard to energy measures. There is debate-----

Where is the leadership?

There is a debate this week on energy. The Deputy has called for a debate on energy and there is a debate on energy this week. There are two debates.

Where are the plans?

We have also just had Leaders' Questions, which were almost predominantly on energy. Three out of the four leaders raised the issue of energy, quite correctly, given the scale of the crisis. I have no issue with that. Therefore, I do not believe it is fair to try to suggest we are not debating it or discussing it in the two days we have allocated this week.

You are not doing anything.

On Deputy Boyd Barrett's points, again, we have two days to get things done. We can certainly-----

Can I get certainty for next week?

Hold on, please. We can certainly look at considering time and allocating-----

You are considering-----

I have always facilitated Deputy Boyd Barrett in terms of debates.

Not on this one.

I always have. We have had plenty of debates.