Lynn Boylan (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for his response. I welcome that the review of the implementation report will be due in the first quarter of 2022. However, the last time we had this conversation the Minister of State promised it would be produced in 2021. I will have to submit another Commencement matter in March if it is not published by then.

The Minister of State said that the ESRI had been tasked with looking at data and metrics. Is that in addition to the CSO indicators that we were promised by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, or in place of them? The ESRI supports our call for changes to the way the PSO levy is calculated. It has pointed out that it is a case of households subsidising large energy users. The new plan in the climate action plan is to move to 80% renewables by 2030. If we are subsidising renewable energy, the PSO levy is going to increase. That levy is regressive and does not take into account ability to pay. Altering the way the PSO levy is calculated will not only benefit households but will also benefit small businesses.