Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

It will only be good news if that is passed on. That was the key point in the questions I asked the Taoiseach. The market looks more like a cartel arrangement. There is now only a minuscule benefit to switching provider. Will the Taoiseach address the issue of standing charges? Has the regulator the power to deal with that?

The Taoiseach might also address the following point. It was reported in an EU publication that 15 member states, including France, Italy, Poland and Spain, supported a price cap while other countries, including Ireland, Germany and the Netherlands, opposed it. There is no unity on a Europe-wide price cap. Why is Ireland taking that approach? I ask the Taoiseach to address, in particular, the issues as to how any price decrease can be passed on to consumers. What mechanisms are available to do that?

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