Ms Aoife MacEvilly:

Under EU legislation, common functions, powers and duties are established for all EU energy regulators, including the CRU. A common set of minimum functions include setting annual network charges and connection policies and putting protections in place for consumers in retail markets. In certain jurisdictions and depending on government policy, additional powers or functions may be given to regulators. We see this all the time. For example, there were additional powers and functions when the electricity credit regime came into place and we were recently given functions around district heating. This is a constant process of change. Beyond the common set of dictated functions for regulators, additional functions are set by government policy and legislation in each member state. We are seeing more EU legislation coming down the track, which might impact that again.