Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I understand the companies cannot say a customer's usage is X and that they could save a lot of money by switching to a certain arrangement. The initiative has to come from the customer's side. The customers must decide to behave in a particular way and examine the potential savings now that they have smart meters. De facto, many people are not volunteering to take up this mechanism. It seems that the GDPR rules are being over-interpreted. I am not an expert in the field but would it be worth the Department's while teasing out with the Data Protection Commissioner what is permissible and whether we could go a little further to offer what is an energy-saving option to people?