Brian Leddin (Limerick City, Green Party)
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I have a related question on the communications element. We have very interesting conversations in this committee room week in and week out. Senator Boylan might agree with that sentiment. The CRU is doing very good work in the energy and regulatory space. I suggest the witnesses might agree there is a major communications challenge for us as politicians and the regulator. We have not yet finalised our work plan for the year yet but I hope we can address the communications challenge that we have. In the energy regulator space the challenge is very nuanced and I accept it will be very difficult.

I suggest it should be a priority of the regulator to try to explain to the public in general what we are trying to do, why we are trying to do it and the challenges we have. There are probably no immediate answers to many of these questions but as we go further into our efforts in climate action, these matters will become very real for customers across the State, so the communications piece is absolutely critical for all of us. I am not asking for a comment but if the witnesses wish to do so, they are welcome.