Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 298: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the price regulations in place for bottled gas cylinders; and if prices of these cylinders are to decrease in line with price reductions in household gas bills. [3942/10]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin South, Green Party)
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The transportation and supply of domestic gas cylinders which contain liquid petroleum gas (LPG) is not licensed under the Energy Acts and neither my Department nor the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) has any role in the regulation of LPG transportation or supply.

While the regulation of Bord Gáis Éireann natural gas tariffs is the responsibility of the CER, which is statutorily independent in the performance of its functions, the Commission has no function in regard to the setting of the retail price of LPG, which is a by-product of oil. The Irish oil industry is fully privatised, liberalised and deregulated. Accordingly, there is no price control on petroleum products in Ireland and my Department does not have details of retail prices charged in respect of LPG.