Barry Heneghan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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208. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the average household electricity costs in 2023 compared with 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47477/25]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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Regulation of retail energy markets is solely a matter for the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) since the enactment of the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 and subsequent legislation. However, officials from my Department correspond with CRU on an ongoing basis to track developments in retail and wholesale energy markets, including the effect of Government supports on arrears levels, among other indicators.

The CRU releases market monitoring data monthly to my Department inclusive of key items such as estimated annual bills for households and those number of households in payment arrears on their electricity and gas bills.

In terms of the average estimated annual bills (EAB) for household customers in 2023 and 2024, at the end of December 2023 the average EAB was €2,069 and for December 2024 it was €1,749.

The Deputy may wish to engage directly with CRU in relation to the matters raised. CRU provides a dedicated email address, oireachtas@cru.ie, for Oireachtas members which enables them to raise questions on general energy regulatory matters.