Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Demand-side response involves users of electricity reducing their usage from their normal or current consumption patterns when required. It is an increasingly important element of the management of electricity networks worldwide. It can also provide significant benefits for customers through reduced bills and gives them greater control over the energy they use and produce. Action 100 of the 2021 climate action plan sets out a specific task for the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities to publish and implement a new demand-side strategy. This involves the publication of a consultation on a 2030 electricity demand-side strategy in the third quarter of this year, which is not very far away, and the publication of a demand-side strategy in the fourth quarter. The Senator is saying that is some time away but we will have progress on this matter in the third quarter, which we are now heading into, with the publication of the demand-side strategy in the fourth quarter.