Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

This is a charge on holiday homes or premises vacated, for whatever reason, in the main. I have already relayed to the House the assurances given to me that those customers on a electricity allowance or on household budget packages will not be affected by this charge. I want to assure Deputy Buttimer that this is the information I have.

If Deputy Ó Cuív is correct that his is a more common sense approach to invigilating this and his billing system would make more sense, I am more than happy to bring it to the attention of the ESB.

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