Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 18 April 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action
Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) Bill 2023
Alice-Mary Higgins (Independent) | Oireachtas source
We are being asked to sign off on legislation, which has a purpose, and we are not being told what the purpose will be. As I already mentioned in terms of the temporary business support scheme, we had €10,000 per month or per week going to large energy users, who were not the solidarity goal. The Commission made that clear. Head 29 is undeveloped, and it is crucial. It is not revenue gathering for its own sake, so I wonder if some of the decisions would be made slightly differently.
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