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- Electricity Costs (Emergency Measures) Domestic Accounts Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Oct 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Amendments Nos. 6 and 13 are related. Amendment No. 13 is consequential on amendment No. 6. Amendments Nos. 6 and 13 will be discussed together.
- Electricity Costs (Emergency Measures) Domestic Accounts Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Oct 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: I move amendment No. 6: In page 8, between lines 38 and 39, to insert the following: "(3) Electricity suppliers shall remove any arrears limits placed on prepay meters until the Minister directs otherwise.". This is a straightforward amendment. I am asking electricity suppliers to remove any arrears limits placed on prepay meters until the Minister directs otherwise. This is...
- Electricity Costs (Emergency Measures) Domestic Accounts Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Oct 2024)
Ossian Smyth: I thank the Deputy. The purpose of amendments Nos. 6 and 13 is to insert text that will ultimately remove arrears limits on prepay meters. I have a prepay meter, so I am familiar with the system. I am interested to discuss further with the Deputy whatever we can do for people with prepay meters, although not necessarily what we can do for me. As with the previous electricity credit...
- Electricity Costs (Emergency Measures) Domestic Accounts Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Oct 2024)
Amendment put and declared lost.
- Electricity Costs (Emergency Measures) Domestic Accounts Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Oct 2024)
Section 5 agreed to.
- Electricity Costs (Emergency Measures) Domestic Accounts Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Oct 2024)
NEW SECTION
- Electricity Costs (Emergency Measures) Domestic Accounts Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Oct 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: I move amendment No. 7: In page 8, after line 41, to insert the following: “Review by electricity supplier 6. (1) Where an electricity supplier refuses to make an electricity costs emergency benefit payment then the final customer may request the electricity supplier, on or before 30 June 2025 to review its refusal. (2) The request under subsection (1) shall state the reasons why...
- Electricity Costs (Emergency Measures) Domestic Accounts Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Oct 2024)
Ossian Smyth: Amendment No. 7 relates to section 6 of the Bill and a review by electricity suppliers for customers who did not receive payment under the scheme. I thank the Deputy for the amendment, which I propose to reject. Proposed amendments for Parts 3 and 4 seek to include a limit of 28 days for a supplier to consider a review request and 28 days to respond in writing to review requests. I...
- Electricity Costs (Emergency Measures) Domestic Accounts Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Oct 2024)
Amendment put and declared lost.
- Electricity Costs (Emergency Measures) Domestic Accounts Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Oct 2024)
Section 6 agreed to.
- European Union Regulations: Motion (9 Oct 2024)
Thomas Pringle: I thank the Minister for the opportunity to speak on the motion on the proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the proposal for a Council regulation on strengthening the security of identity cards of Union citizens and of residence documents issued. This is for EU citizens and their family members exercising their rights to free movement. I do not think anybody can dispute the...
- European Union Regulations: Motion (9 Oct 2024)
Helen McEntee: To answer the previous question, as this regulation requires an opt-in, it is a requirement that we seek and get the approval of both Houses, which requires a debate, however long it is. This will be a short debate today but sometimes we have had opt-ins where the debates were for much longer. It is a requirement if we choose to opt in that we make that known to the Council and that it is...
- European Union Regulations: Motion (9 Oct 2024)
Question put.
- European Union Regulations: Motion (9 Oct 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The vote is deferred until the weekly division time later this evening.
- Electricity Costs (Emergency Measures) Domestic Accounts Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Oct 2024)
- Electricity Costs (Emergency Measures) Domestic Accounts Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Oct 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 have been ruled out of order.
- Electricity Costs (Emergency Measures) Domestic Accounts Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Oct 2024)
Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 not moved.
- Electricity Costs (Emergency Measures) Domestic Accounts Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Oct 2024)
Section 1 agreed to.
- Electricity Costs (Emergency Measures) Domestic Accounts Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Oct 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Amendments Nos. 3 and 4 have been ruled out of order.
- Electricity Costs (Emergency Measures) Domestic Accounts Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Oct 2024)
Amendments Nos. 3 and 4 not moved.