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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Public Service Obligation Levy Yield (20 Jul 2016)

Denis Naughten: ...Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) and a consultation will issue later this year. The PSO Levy is a charge on all electricity customers without exception and is determined by the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER). The legal basis for the PSO levy and its method of calculation by the CER are set out in Regulations made under the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (S.I. 217 of 2002). The...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Data (19 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: ...levels including the delivery of water services capital infrastructure. Irish Water is a regulated utility and its operating and capital plans are reviewed by the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) in accordance with Section 39 of the Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013. The CER has approved an “allowed revenue” for the current regulatory period, i.e. Quarter 4 2014 to end...

Topical Issue Debate: Irish Water Administration (14 Jul 2016)

Damien English: ...in a fair manner across the country, not based necessarily on their address. However, it is a complex issue which requires considerable analysis and consultation. The Commission for Energy Regulation, CER, the economic regulator of Irish Water, will commence a public consultation on this matter in due course. As I stated earlier, local authorities have continued to bill non-domestic...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources: Energy Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Jul 2016) See 5 other results from this debate

Denis Naughten: ...sanctions for improper conduct. Improper conduct will be the failure of a licenceholder to comply with such standards of performance to be developed by the Commission for Energy Regulation, CER, and subsequently specified by the commission in its licences. This administrative sanctions regime in the Bill is a start in providing the Commission for Energy Regulation with the effective...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Public Service Obligation Levy (14 Jul 2016)

Denis Naughten: ..., I would remind the House of recent price reductions by electricity suppliers  Consumers can also avail of discounts either by contacting their suppliers directly or using the price comparison websites accredited by the CER, such as bonkers.ieand switcher.ie, to switch to discounted tariffs. A customer consuming the average amount of electricity could save...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Policy (14 Jul 2016)

Denis Naughten: .... Access to the national grid for community designated renewable electricity projects is a key enabler for future community participation, and I understand that the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) - in its role as the competent authority on this matter - has recently consulted on a Review of Connection and Grid Access Policy , which addressed the question of community access to the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Prices (14 Jul 2016)

Denis Naughten: ...statutory function in the monitoring or setting of gas or electricity prices. Responsibility for the regulation of the gas or electricity markets is a matter for the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER), which is an independent statutory body. As outlined in the Energy White Paper, Government policy is to ensure that policy choices impacting energy costs are evidence-based with a focus...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Electric Vehicles (14 Jul 2016)

Denis Naughten: ...use of electric vehicles will also make a small contribution. Responsibility for the regulation of the electricity and gas markets is a matter for the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER), which is an independent statutory based regulator. While I as minster have no function in the matter of charging infrastructure, I understand that the Electricity  Supply Board (ESB), through...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Feed in Tariff Scheme Data (13 Jul 2016)

Denis Naughten: ...to support national policy objectives related to renewable energy, indigenous fuels (peat) and security of energy supply. The PSO levy is determined each year by the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER). Ireland’s REFIT schemes have proved effective in attracting investment into the renewable energy sector. In addition, the REFIT schemes have been found to be a very cost effective...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Funding (7 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: ...Equity contributions in this period [2017-2021] will be subject to budgetary decisions. - The balance is funded by a mix of debt and income from operations, with the investment programme for the period from 2017 subject to future review by the CER, and Government funding being subject to future budgetary decisions. Note: The capital contribution provided by Government for Irish Water in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity Transmission Network (5 Jul 2016)

Denis Naughten: The regulation of the electricity network is a matter for the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) which is an independent statutory body and I have no function in the matter. The Gate process, including the Gate 3 process, is an administrative grid connection process managed by the CER in accordance with its regulatory functions.  I am informed by the CER that a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Bodies (5 Jul 2016)

Denis Naughten: ...on a statutory basis and are independent in the exercise of their respective functions, including functions that are necessary to ensure compliance with EU directives. The Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) is Ireland’s independent energy regulator. The CER was established in 1999 and has a range of economic, customer protection and safety responsibilities in the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Alternative Energy Projects (5 Jul 2016)

Denis Naughten: ...2015 until the end of 2016. To date, no other electricity supplier has chosen to provide such a tariff, to either domestic or commercial customers, although they have been invited to do so by the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER). On the question of access to the grid, this is a matter for the Commission for Energy Regulation. Access to the national grid for different types of...

Energy Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2016) See 6 other results from this debate

James Browne: ...had the opportunity to congratulate him before now. I broadly support the Bill, particularly the part that gives greater enforcement and sanctioning powers to the Commission for Energy Regulation, CER. To date, private and retail consumers have been ripped off by high retail energy prices. The consumer has not been getting a fair share of wholesale price cuts. Average oil and gas...

Energy Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2016) See 2 other results from this debate

Paul Murphy: ...being defeated by popular pressure, as the success of fighting water charges demonstrates. Not only did it rip off the veil of faux neutrality and independence of the Commission for Energy Regulation, CER, and all the other so-called independent regulators, it exposed the neoliberal, political nature of seemingly technocratic directives such as the Water Framework Directive and showed how...

Energy Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Jun 2016) See 1 other result from this debate

Brendan Smith: ...an equivalent drop in the prices charged to them that should be expected due to the fall in prices worldwide. My colleagues in this debate have indicated that the Commission for Energy Regulation, CER, must be reformed and empowered to take account of the impact of current retail prices being foisted on consumers by energy providers which is having an effect on the prices paid by...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Generation (23 Jun 2016)

Denis Naughten: ...costs of the renewable generators. In the past a number of studies have been completed by various parties in the energy sector focusing on particular aspects of this issue. However, a broad based analysis is being finalised by my Department, the SEAI, Eirgrid and the CER, which looks at the range of components contributing to the projected costs and the financial...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Policy (22 Jun 2016)

Denis Naughten: .... Access to the national grid for community designated renewable electricity projects is a key enabler for future community participation, and I understand that the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) - in its role as the competent authority on this matter - has recently consulted on a Review of Connection and Grid Access Policy , which addressed the question of community access to the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Public Service Obligation Levy Increase (21 Jun 2016)

Denis Naughten: ...have shown that Ireland has had one of the lowest per unit supports for renewable energy in the European Union. The calculation of the level of the PSO is a matter for the Commission on Energy Regulation (CER).  The CER has published a consultation on a proposed levy of €441 million for 2016-2017, equating to less than €7 per month for domestic consumers and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Gas Networks Ireland (16 Jun 2016)

Denis Naughten: ...Connections Policy, most recently revised in 2015, set out its policy on the connection of all loads to the transmission and distribution gas networks.   The Commission for Energy Regulation (CER), the independent energy regulator, is statutorily responsible for all aspects of the assessment and licensing of prospective operators who wish to develop and/or operate a gas...