Jennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

Does Mr. Gannon think the CRU's processes take too long? We even see in quarter 1 of 2023, during the early stages of the energy demand strategy, that the CRU did a consultation. There was a call for evidence and the CRU is now developing a more detailed consultation which it intends to publish in quarter 4 of 2023, with the targeted timeframe decision to be taken in quarter 1 of 2024. From looking at the operation of what the CRU does, it seems there is a significant time between the start of the process and a decision. I can understand that there is consultation but it seems to be very prolonged. In instances like this where we need a more reactive approach, is that part of the difficulty?