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Dáil
‹ Ceisteanna — Questions. Oral Answers. - Industrial Electricity Costs.

Delay in reducing consumer electricity prices

Summary

Sheehan asked why electricity price reductions for consumers were delayed until September when increases had been passed on immediately. Kitt noted that the matter had been voted on the previous week, prompting a brief exchange with Reynolds.

Thomas J. Fitzpatrick An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

Deputy Sheehan, and this is the final question.

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Can the Minister explain the long delay of the ESB in reducing the price of electricity units to the consumer? It will take until September. On the other hand when the price of oil went up the higher charges were levied on the consumer immediately.

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We voted on that last week.

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He did not know. He voted the other way.

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