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

Photo of Lynn BoylanLynn Boylan (Sinn Fein)
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-----which is supporting a European Court of Justice case. We have concerns. The committee has discussed the energy charter treaty and risks that it protects the current and future profits of energy companies. When we read in newspapers that companies are threatening legal action against the State for taking measures, I have real concerns about how much scrutiny we are putting into what they are saying and the potential and actual risk to energy security.