Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2023-03-09
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Ossian Smyth (GP), Dún Laoghaire

The Senator misunderstood me and I am certain it is my fault for not being clear enough. The first priority in demand management is to protect households, rather than to turn off their electricity. I am sorry if I was not clear when I said that.
The Senator mentioned concerns about the CRU and what it is doing. Unless I am misunderstanding, the CRU is accountable to the committee, rather than to me. When it comes to the committee and the committee asks it questions, tells it what to do or holds it to account, that is the way the law has been constructed, which I am sure the Senator has read.

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Sitting date: 2023-03-09