Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank Deputy Bacik. There is no question but that some of the profits we have seen published recently by energy companies, including Shell and BP, are eye-watering. The Taoiseach responded yesterday and it is a matter that will be discussed at European level also. As a State, we have brought in very targeted measures to help households such as the energy tax credit. There is one further payment due to help people through the winter. We were correct in our approach to ensure those supports were targeted as part of an overall cost-of-living package.

We had many people catastrophising the situation, although not Deputy Bacik, talking about people being cut off and bills being run up, but the State has stepped in in a very targeted way. We will certainly keep the Deputy informed of progress in regard to her question and I believe it will be matter for discussion at EU level also.

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