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Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Protection of Financially Vulnerable Customers) Bill 2023
- Sponsor
- Jennifer Whitmore · Social Democrats
- Introduced
- 22 Feb 2023
- Last updated
- 2 May 2025
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Adds legal definition of 'vulnerable customers' to primary legislation, expanded to include those receiving social welfare income supports, replacing existing statutory instrument definition.
- Requires Commission for Regulation of Utilities to consider financial vulnerability and energy poverty risk in its duties and policy decisions affecting customers.
- Empowers Minister to make regulations implementing the updated vulnerable customer definition immediately upon the Act's commencement.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage33rd Dáil22 Feb 2023
- Second Stage33rd Dáil1 May 2025
Debates
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