PQ 221
221. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department plans to introduce mandatory obligations on system operators, suppliers or aggregators to capture and utilise surplus renewable electricity for social benefit; if not, the rationale for this; and whether he accepts that the continued waste of clean energy during an energy poverty crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72532/25]
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16 December 2025
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16 December 2025 · Energy Policy
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Erin McGreehan
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Energy, Climate
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16 December 2025
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221. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department plans to introduce mandatory obligations on system operators, suppliers or aggregators to capture and utilise surplus renewable electricity for social benefit; if not, the rationale for this; and whether he accepts that the continued waste of clean energy during an energy poverty crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72532/25]
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16 December 2025
Energy Policy
221. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department plans to introduce mandatory obligations on system operators, suppliers or aggregators to capture and utilise surplus renewable electricity for social benefit; if not, the rationale for this; and whether he accepts that the continued waste of clean energy during an energy poverty crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72532/25]
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2025-12-16/221/
- Open data entity: https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/question/2025-12-16/pq_221
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