Written answers

Tuesday, 21 February 2023

Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment

Energy Policy

Photo of Rose Conway-WalshRose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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174. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he plans to apply a windfall tax on the 2022 profits of electricity companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8749/23]

Photo of Eamon RyanEamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The Government has decided to place a cap on all market revenues of non-gas electricity generators in line with Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1854 on an emergency intervention to address high energy prices. As per the regulation, it will apply from December 2022 to June 2023.

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