EnactedStage in the legislative process — click for what it means93/2022Official 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 textElectricity 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 doesAI · 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 timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage33rd Dáil5 Oct 2022
- Second Stage33rd Dáil11 Oct 2022
- Committee Stage33rd Dáil12 Oct 2022
- Report Stage33rd Dáil12 Oct 2022
- Fifth Stage33rd Dáil12 Oct 2022
- Second Stage26th Seanad12 Oct 2022
- Committee Stage26th Seanad13 Oct 2022
- Report Stage26th Seanad13 Oct 2022
- Fifth Stage26th Seanad13 Oct 2022
- Enacted15 Oct 2022
Debates
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