State Properties

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 October 2023

Tuesday, 10 October 2023

Questions (26)

Ivana Bacik

Question:

26. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the Commission for Regulation of Utilities owns properties or sites which are vacant or derelict; if so, the number and addresses of such properties; if they are recorded on the vacancy or dereliction registers; and the reason for which they are vacant or derelict, in tabular form. [43704/23]

Written answers

Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (Deputy Eamon Ryan)

The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) 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 enactment if the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 and subsequent legislation.

The CRU provides a dedicated email address for Oireachtas members at [e-mail] , which enables them to raise more specific operational and resourcing matters directly to the CRU.