UK Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg said their government's energy support scheme would offer households in Northern Ireland the same level of gas and electricity bill support as an equivalent scheme in Britain.
The announcement follows the launch of the Energy Price Guarantee for households in the rest of the UK, under which a typical household will pay on average £2,500 a year on their energy bill for the next two years from 1 October.The government said the scheme will work through electricity and gas bills.
Energy suppliers will reduce bills by a unit price reduction of up to 17p/kWh for electricity and 4.2p/kWh for gas.It said the scheme will take effect from November, but the government said it will ensure households receive support so they will see the same benefit overall as households in the rest of Britain by backdating support for October bills through bills from November.
Households in Northern Ireland will also receive a £400 discount on bills through the Northern Ireland Energy Bills Support Scheme. The UK government also announced plans to introduce a cap on wholesale energy bills for businesses in the rest of the UK, and said a parallel scheme will be established in Northern Ireland.
Eamon ryan is pushing the green agenda in the middle of a energy crisis. so everyone will be dependent on electricity and gas when prices are sky high. your supposed as a government minister to find the right solutions for the people of Ireland, keep your mad green idolatry out
EamonRyan LeoVaradkar MichealMartinTD When will people wake up and see that Eamon Ryan & this Government are fighting tooth & nail to keep energy & fuel prices high to appease Eamon Ryan's climate obsession & generate more taxes
The bloke has no clue of life in any way shape or form. Get him out
EamonRyan fiannafailparty FineGael Eamon Ryan is doing everything in his power to keep energy prices high & with the full support of FFG. A €900 standing charge is greed. Our government is actively working against the people & pushing us further & further into fuel poverty
He'll offer free bikes so people can peddal and generate their own electricity..
Its all about debt..get people in hock so badly that they will plead for stringent societal controls in exchange for debt leniency.
Lol,Ryan hasn't a clue.