Prove that there are infinitely many primes $P$, such that $3P+2$ and $\frac{3P+1}{2}$ are also primes

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Prove that there are infinitely many primes $P$, such that $3P+2$ and $\frac{3P+1}{2}$ are also primes. Something possible to do?

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(3P+1)/2 would be a special Sophie Germain prime, which is a prime p and 2p+1 is also a prime. It is not known if there exist infinitely many Sophie Germain primes. Therefore it is not known if there exist infintely many P.