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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)
Brian Leddin: I have received apologies from Senator Alice-Mary Higgins. I believe Senator Lynn Ruane is substituting for her. On behalf of the committee, I welcome representatives from Electric Ireland: Mr. Pat Fenlon, executive director; Ms Suzanne Ward, financial controller; and Mr. David Vickers, pricing and trading manager. As usual, before we begin, I will read out the note on privilege. I remind...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)
Brian Leddin: I thank Mr. Fenlon for his statement. The public session we have today is broken into two one-and-a-half-hour sessions. I propose that each member takes five minutes to have a back-and-forth engagement with the witnesses. We will limit it to five minutes to ensure that all members have an opportunity. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)
Brian Leddin: We can do that, but, to be clear, we did not ask specifically for the CEO for this session.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)
Brian Leddin: That is five minutes. We will move to Deputy Farrell.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)
Brian Leddin: Sorry, I do not want to interrupt but that is five minutes and as I have to be fair to all members, I ask Mr. Vickers to be as brief as he can be.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)
Brian Leddin: Sorry Deputy Farrell, I am going to move on. If there is time for second round I will let you back in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)
Brian Leddin: There is less than a minute left for the witness to answer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)
Brian Leddin: Thank you Deputy Smith-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)
Brian Leddin: Senator Dooley is well over time. I call on Mr. Fenlon to respond.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)
Brian Leddin: The time is up.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)
Brian Leddin: I am going to cut across Senator Dooley.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)
Brian Leddin: I thank Mr. Fenlon.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)
Brian Leddin: I thank Mr. Fenlon, Ms Ward and Mr. Vickers for coming in this morning. It was an engaging session. We appreciate their time and that engagement. We will suspend to allow the next witnesses to come in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)
Brian Leddin: I welcome before the committee representatives from ESB Networks, Mr. Nicholas Tarrant, managing director, and Mr. Joe Duignan, regulation and commercial manager. Is Mr. Tarrant going to read the opening statement?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)
Brian Leddin: I apologise for interrupting but I must read out the note on privilege. We read it earlier but our guests were not present at that stage. I will read it again. Witnesses are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice that they should not criticise or make charges against any person or entity by name or in such a way as to make him, her or it identifiable or otherwise engage in...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)
Brian Leddin: I thank Mr. Tarrant. As we have just over an hour left, I will be strict with the time. I propose, as in the previous session, that five minutes be given to members for back-and-forth engagement with our witnesses. Hopefully that will ensure everybody gets sufficient time. Is that agreed? Agreed. I call Deputy O'Rourke.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)
Brian Leddin: As five minutes have elapsed I call Deputy Bruton.