Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 9 July 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment

ESB Networks: Commission for Regulation of Utilities

Dr. Paul McGowan:

Overall, that is a fair point. As stated, when we look back, we look at whether or not they have spent efficiently. At the time, in PR3, right across the utilities, the capital programmes were being cut because of the recession and access to capital markets. It is fair to say that once the EPA has concluded its investigation, we will look at how we might bolster our memorandum of understanding with it in order to ensure that we have dialogue with them on an ongoing basis.