Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 30 August 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Energy Supply and Security: Discussion

Photo of Eamon RyanEamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

We recognised in the spring that we needed to do an independent review. I approached Mr. Dermot McCarthy, who is former Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach. He started work during the summer. I expect an interim report in the autumn. I am giving him great flexibility, freedom and independence in how he conducts that review. Our intention is to make it public.

The introduction of a windfall tax is one measure. We are looking at a variety of different options. We had a meeting with the Taoiseach and Ministers for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform yesterday. We will have to review all options. We must include what is happening in Europe as we do that. It is all part of the lead-up to the budget where we will have to take significant measures. As I said in the media last Wednesday, that is one measure we will have to consider and look at.

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