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Electricity Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2026
- Sponsor
- Pa Daly · Sinn Féin
- Introduced
- 6 Mar 2026
- Last updated
- 14 May 2026
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- CRU gains power to monitor and regulate hedging practices in energy markets and must report monthly on wholesale prices and supplier margins.
- CRU's anti-competitive behaviour powers expanded to match Competition Commission scope; must report quarterly on retail market functioning and price changes.
- CRU gains explicit consumer protection mandate to prevent unfair pricing and anti-competitive practices; Minister can issue energy affordability policy directions to CRU.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- Second Stage 34th Dáil5 Mar 2026
- First Stage 34th Dáil6 Mar 2026
Debates
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