Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 May 2023
143. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of revenue that was raised by the carbon-revenue levy from the Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Carbon Revenue Levy) Act 2010 for the duration set out in the Act and any subsequent extensions of the Act. [25845/23]
View answerResponsibility for the regulation of the electricity market is a matter for the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) which is an independent regulator, accountable to a committee of the Oireachtas and not the Minister. The CRU was assigned responsibility for the regulation of the Irish electricity sector following the enactment of the Electricity Regulation Act, 1999 (ERA) and subsequent legislation.
Under Section 9 of the ERA, Functions of Commission, the CRU have responsibility for collecting and recovering the carbon revenue levy as set out in the Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Carbon Revenue Levy) Act 2010.
The matters raised in this question are operational matters for the CRU and therefore not a matter in which the Minister has a function. The Deputy may wish to note that the CRU provides a dedicated email address for Oireachtas members, which enables them to raise questions the the CRU at oireachtas@cru.ie for timely direct reply.
