Enacted Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means 93/2022 Official bill number / year
Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022
- Sponsor
- Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications
- Introduced
- 5 Oct 2022
- Last updated
- 11 Sep 2024
Bill text Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (PDF) An tAcht um Bearta Éigeandála maidir le Costais Leictreachais (Cuntais Leictreachais Tí) agus Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha, 2022 (PDF) As passed by Dáil Éireann (PDF) As Initiated (PDF)
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Establishes Electricity Costs Emergency Benefit Scheme II to pay €183.49 three times (Nov/Dec 2022, Jan/Feb 2023, Mar/Apr 2023) to domestic electricity accounts, funded up to €1.211 billion.
- Exempts emergency benefit payments from income tax and amends Electricity Regulation Act 1999 to clarify market participants can enter connection and electricity supply agreements.
- Reduces National Oil Reserves Agency levy from €0.02 to €0.001 per litre of oil for a limited period.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 33rd Dáil5 Oct 2022
- Second Stage 33rd Dáil11 Oct 2022
- Committee Stage 33rd Dáil12 Oct 2022
- Report Stage 33rd Dáil12 Oct 2022
- Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil12 Oct 2022
- Second Stage 26th Seanad12 Oct 2022
- Committee Stage 26th Seanad13 Oct 2022
- Report Stage 26th Seanad13 Oct 2022
- Fifth Stage 26th Seanad13 Oct 2022
- Enacted15 Oct 2022
Debates
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