Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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4. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps being taken to ensure that there will not be any electricity blackouts during the winter months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48437/21]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (the CRU) has statutory responsibility to monitor and take measures necessary to ensure the security of electricity supply in Ireland. It is assisted in its statutory role by EirGrid which is responsible for the day-to-day management of the electricity transmission system. The CRU is an independent statutory body and solely accountable to a committee of the Oireachtas for the performance of its functions.The CRU published, on 29 September, an Information Paper on security of electricity supply, in which it stated that, as two large gas power stations return to service, margins on the electricity system will improve for the peak winter period, while noting the latest advice from EirGrid that the system will remain tight this winter. The CRU will continue to explore and implement further measures to enhance supply security for this winter, including increasing demand side response and reliability. 

The  CRU Information Paper is available at the following link