Ruairi Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It was wrong and unfair that households struggling to pay bills were subsidising big business and large energy users. The Commission for Regulation of Utilities, CRU, failed to protect the public interest. That is why Sinn Féin has been pursuing this issue. The reason my colleague, Senator Boylan, submitted freedom of information requests on the issue was to get fairness for hard-pressed households. Yesterday, we welcomed the fact that, as a result of shedding light on this issue, households will now each get €50 back. However, it was reported in the media today that it appears this will not happen any time soon. Does the Tánaiste agree that the CRU must provide a full breakdown of how much this subsidy has cost domestic users so we can know exactly what households are owed? Will he commit to ensuring that households are repaid immediately for this overcharging, as a result of an absolutely braindead Government scheme and CRU failings?

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