Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I understand that. The ESB is a public company and the Commission for Energy Regulation exists to protect the consumer. The Minister indicated that the profits surpassed the expectations of both the commission and the Department. Is it not the case that the commission should only sanction price increases that domestic consumers or businesses can pay that are necessary to give a profit to the semi-State company but not to give it an enormous profit?

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