Alex White (Dublin South, Labour) | Oireachtas source

While a healthy scepticism is always important, in this case I believe being suspicious is going a little too far. However, I thank the Deputy for the question and will explain to him as best I can. The public service obligation, PSO, levy has been in place since 2001 and is the overall support mechanism for electricity generation constructed for security of supply purposes, including peat generation, and for the development of renewable electricity. It is levied on electricity customers only and there is no PSO levy associated with gas bills.

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