Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 30 January 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

General Oversight of EirGrid: Discussion

Mr. Mark Foley:

The report prepared by Mr. McCarthy came out in the early part of last year. EirGrid engaged substantially in the dialogue in that regard and spoke to Mr. McCarthy. The Department is working with great attention to look at the issues arising from that report. Obviously, EirGrid is a third party and does not have a role in that regard. We have given our views affirmatively. We believe market regulatory reform is necessary and that some of the decoupling of the SEM committee matters is necessary and we-----