First Stage Lapsed 33rd Dáil 43/2023
Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Standing Charges) Bill 2023
- Sponsor
- Darren O'Rourke
- Introduced
- 11 May 2023
- Last updated
- 14 Nov 2024
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- Amends Electricity Regulation Act 1999 to give CRU power to monitor and regulate standing charges on electricity and gas bills.
- Standing charges are fixed daily fees consumers pay regardless of usage; this bill enables regulatory oversight of those amounts.
- Bill did not progress beyond First Stage and has now lapsed; no legislative changes were enacted.
Stage timeline
- First Stage 33rd Dáil11 May 2023