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Energy Saving (Daylight) Bill

If we made the proposed change, there would be a 7 per cent. increase in the office hours available for business with countries on central European time, but there would be a 25 per cent. reduction in office time available for business with New York and the east coast of the United States, so the working day, which is already significantly out of kilter with that of the US, would become that much more so. There would be great celebration, particularly in Dublin, following such a change. To every American company looking to invest in Europe, Dublin would say, ““We have a unique selling point. We’re closer to your time frame than the rest of Europe. It’s 3 pm in London before offices in the US open at 9 am, whereas it’s only 2 pm in Dublin, so if you want to maximise the shared working time, come to Dublin rather than London.””