Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I am asking my question sincerely. I accept the figure of 1.7 which is very clear in the legislation. The proposed section 53A(2)(b) inserted in section 8 relates to section 9 which proposes to insert section 53B(2). The latter states "the Minister shall calculate the threshold amount by multiplying [this is crucial] the average rate contained in the report furnished to him or her under section 53A". In the report produced by the CER under the proposed new section 53A, what will be the average usage figure? I am asking a very straightforward question. Is the Minister saying that when the CER produces the report and examines household consumption levels, it will have to provide a report that will give an average based on a four-person household, or will that average be based on the total number of households assessed? The two are very different.