Seanad debates
Thursday, 9 March 2023
Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages
9:30 am
Ossian Smyth (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party) | Oireachtas source
The principle at the moment is that households are the number one priority. After that, the objective is to source additional power from any smart sources that we can while managing the shortfall with voluntary demand-side measures. After that, it is about maintaining close co-operation with the UK and doing things like load shedding. Involuntary or mandatory curtailment is a last resort.
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