Photograph: Collins CourtsA Government taskforce set up to tackle the high cost of electricity bills and growing levels of arrears has met just three times. Under its own terms of reference, the National Energy Affordability Taskforce should have met at least six times by now. Its record emerged in a reply to a parliamentary question raised by Sinn Féin energy spokesman Pa Daly, who described it as “shocking”. Daly said solutions to energy affordability were already well-known and had been raised repeatedly by his party. “As well as the reintroduction of energy credits, our proposals include enhanced powers to the regulator to tackle price gouging and a new mandate to prioritise energy affordability rather than suppliers’ bottom line.

Source: The Irish Times February 08, 2026 19:31 UTC