Electricity Costs (Emergency Measures) Domestic Accounts Bill 2023
Public bill · Government · Presented
Provides extra help with electricity bills because energy prices are still high. It would create two support schemes: one for ordinary home electricity accounts and another for homes with submeter arrangements, with payments of €150 in each of three billing periods up to 30 June 2024. The payments would not be taxed, and the energy regulator, electricity suppliers and ESB Networks would handle the practical work of delivering the support.
Formal long title
Bill entitled an Act to provide, due to the continued high cost of global energy prices since the completion of payments under the Electricity Costs Emergency Benefit Scheme II, for the establishment of further schemes in accordance with this Act out of resources available to the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, to be known as the Electricity Costs Emergency Benefit Scheme III for the purpose of making further electricity costs emergency benefit payments during the period commencing on the date of the passing of this Act and ending on 30 June 2024 and to be known as the Submeter Support Scheme for the purpose of making submeter support scheme payments during the period commencing on the date of the passing of this Act and ending on 30 June 2024; for the purpose of the Electricity Costs Emergency Benefit Scheme III to confer functions on the distribution system operator and electricity suppliers; for the purpose of the Submeter Support Scheme to confer functions on electricity suppliers; to confer functions on the Commission for Regulation of Utilities in relation to each of the Schemes and for that purpose to amend the Electricity Regulation Act 1999; to provide that the electricity costs emergency benefit payments and the submeter support scheme payments are exempt from income tax and for that purpose to amend the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997; to enable the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to make regulations in relation to the operation of the Scheme; and to provide for related matters.
Last updated 30 August 2024
- Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications Primary
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- Second StageSeanad
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- Report StageSeanad
- Fifth StageSeanad Enacted
- EnactedEnacted
- Electricity Costs (Emergency Measures) Domestic Accounts Bill 2023: Second Stage Seanad
- Electricity Costs (Emergency Measures) Domestic Accounts Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages Seanad
- Electricity Costs (Emergency Measures) Domestic Accounts Bill 2023: Second Stage Dáil
- Electricity Costs (Emergency Measures) Domestic Accounts Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages Dáil