Cormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have just a minute left. The difficulty during Covid was that people were still in receipt of money and, in the vast majority of cases, were still working. This is a cost-of-living crisis. People may be working but they do not have enough set aside to cover the cost of energy. That number may exceed what Electric Ireland earmarked for Covid.

Mr. Fenlon made a point about individuals being reluctant or maybe unable to move over to a smart meter. What is Electric Ireland doing for its existing customer base? This is a problem for all utilities. A customer who is locked into a traditional tariff does not get a call to say that there is a cheaper rate. What is Electric Ireland doing to incentivise, encourage and inform its existing customer base, notwithstanding those customers it will inherit from Panda and others that have exited the market? What is it doing to ensure that those who are already with Electric Ireland know that better tariffs are available to them?