Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 November 2025
211. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the breakdown of the average household electricity bill in each of the years 2015 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59442/25]
View answer212. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the average household gas bill in each of the years 2015 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59443/25]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 211 and 212 together.
Regulation of retail energy markets is solely a matter for the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) since the enactment of the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 and subsequent legislation. However, officials from my Department correspond with the CRU on an ongoing basis to track developments in retail and wholesale energy markets, including the effect of Government supports on arrears levels, among other indicators.
The CRU releases market monitoring data monthly to my Department including key items such as estimated annual bills for households and the number of households in payment arrears on their electricity and gas bills.
The average estimated annual bills (EAB) for household customers for electricity are as follows:
|
January 2015 |
€1238 |
|
December 2016 |
€968 |
|
December 2017 |
€1017 |
|
December 2018 |
€1063 |
|
December 2019 |
€1080 |
|
December 2020 |
€1150 |
|
December 2021 |
€1688 |
|
December 2022 |
€2574 |
|
December 2023 |
€2069 |
|
December 2024 |
€1749 |
|
August 2025 |
€1794 |
The EAB for household customers for gas are were as follows:
|
January 2015 |
€984 |
|
December 2016 |
€756 |
|
December 2017 |
€747 |
|
December 2018 |
€854 |
|
December 2019 |
€878 |
|
December 2020 |
€827 |
|
December 2021 |
€1131 |
|
December 2022 |
€2024 |
|
December 2023 |
€1690 |
|
December 2024 |
€1492 |
|
August 2025 |
€1532 |
The Deputy may wish to engage directly with CRU in relation to the matters raised. CRU provides a dedicated email address, oireachtas@cru.ie, for Oireachtas members which enables them to raise questions on general energy regulatory matters.
