Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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155. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide and update on how the temporary solidarity contribution will be spent; how it will provide relief to households facing high energy costs; how it will be used to target energy poverty; if it will be targeted at large energy users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38668/23]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The proceeds from the temporary solidarity contribution will be collected by the Revenue Commissioners and remitted to the Exchequer.?

Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1854 requires the proceeds from the temporary solidarity contribution to be distributed in accordance with Article 17.

It will be a matter for Government, as part of the annual Budget process to determine how the proceeds collected from the temporary solidarity contribution will be distributed.