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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (20 Sep 2022)
Brian Leddin: Apologies have been received from Deputy Whitmore. The purpose of today's meeting is to engage with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities, CRU, in the committee's role as oversight of the regulator's work. On behalf of the committee I would like to welcome the following representatives from the CRU: Ms Aoife MacEvilly, chairperson; Dr. Paul McGowan; Mr. John Melvin; who are all...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (20 Sep 2022)
Brian Leddin: I thank Ms MacEvilly for her opening statement. I ask members to indicate, if they have not done so already, if they wish to ask questions. I propose that members have two minutes each to ask questions in the first round. We will have a second and third round as necessary.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (20 Sep 2022)
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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (20 Sep 2022)
Brian Leddin: It was answered with the previous question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (20 Sep 2022)
Brian Leddin: I thank Deputy O'Rourke. I call Deputy O'Sullivan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (20 Sep 2022)
Brian Leddin: I will pick up on that question. Is the Deputy saying there should be State support for these institutions to install backup power? I am hearing from the answers that there is no barrier to an institution doing it, but that was not the question I heard.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (20 Sep 2022)
Brian Leddin: Is Dr. McGowan's answer that you do not disagree but it is not the commission's role necessarily, and that there is no regulatory barrier?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (20 Sep 2022)
Brian Leddin: Are those hundreds of megawatts at grid level as opposed to building level or upstream of the meter?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (20 Sep 2022)
Brian Leddin: We will get to Senator Dooley.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (20 Sep 2022)
Brian Leddin: Deputy Bríd Smith is next. Is Deputy Bruton finished?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (20 Sep 2022)
Brian Leddin: I will pick up on that. I find it staggering that there is no regulation of district heating because it is not new. We have had district heating systems for decades, going back to social housing schemes. Dr. McGowan is saying that it is clearly not the role of the CRU, which has not been given the powers to regulate. That is something that the Oireachtas should pick up because it seems...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (20 Sep 2022)
Brian Leddin: I am just thinking aloud now but perhaps there is something the committee could do in liaising with the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health to get that message through to the HSE.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (20 Sep 2022)
Brian Leddin: I thank Deputy Cronin. Senator Higgins is joining us from her office.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (20 Sep 2022)
Brian Leddin: I ask Senator Higgins to let Ms MacEvilly finish.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (20 Sep 2022)
Brian Leddin: Dr. McGowan wants to speak. I am conscious of time. Other members want to come in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (20 Sep 2022)
Brian Leddin: The Senator might hold the question until the second round.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (20 Sep 2022)
Brian Leddin: I thank Senator Higgins. I will come back to her in a few minutes. I call Senator Boylan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (20 Sep 2022)
Brian Leddin: Many of those are managed by local authorities.