First Stage Defeated 34th Dáil 26/2026

Electricity Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2026

Climate & Environment Business & Regulation Constitutional & Electoral

Sponsor: Pa Daly
Introduced: 6 Mar 2026
Last updated: 14 May 2026

Plain-English summary AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001

CRU gains power to monitor wholesale and retail energy prices, requiring more frequent reporting to track market activity.
CRU can now regulate hedging practices and has stronger tools to detect and stop anti-competitive behaviour by suppliers.
CRU's consumer protection role expands and gains new powers to address energy affordability issues for households.

Stage timeline

Second Stage 34th Dáil

5 Mar 2026
First Stage 34th Dáil

6 Mar 2026