Lynn Boylan (Sinn Fein)
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I wish to stop Ms MacEvilly but do not mean to be rude. The Government memo from the time states the Government was unwinding the measures for domestic users and that it wanted permanent rebalancing in favour of large energy users, subsidised by the domestic users. The measures that had been put in place for domestic users were being taken away. The memo clearly states this would prove unpopular but that domestic users could just shop around or reduce their energy use. The objective was to design a network tariff that favours large energy users at the cost of domestic users. The CRU's mission statement or remit is to protect the public interest and provide safe, secure, sustainable energy at a reasonable cost. How does the proposal to penalise domestic users to pay for large energy users fit in with this mission statement?