Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2023-05-23
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Leo Varadkar (FG), Dublin West

As regards the retail price of electricity and gas, as the Deputy knows and has described, it is done through hedging. Companies buy electricity and gas ahead of time. They do not buy it today and sell it on to customers today; they buy it in advance.

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Sitting date: 2023-05-23