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factored, to some extent, by the hedging position of the companies concerned. While the CRU has found no evidence of market failure or windfall profits in the retail sector in its market monitoring role, the IEA findings underline the importance of progressing the programme for Government commitment

energy companies were making record profits after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, this Government refused to apply a strong and effective windfall tax. Instead, it allowed profiteering to continue unchecked. It continues to do that. Decades of Governments led by Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have left

must be cognisant that people had credits factored into their household budgets. In winter 2022, the Government brought in a windfall tax where excessive profits were being made by energy companies and the Government was able to take some of those profits back as a deterrent to raising

against the public interest. They are rigged, private courts, designed to take the side of private investors against elected governments and to put profits before people every single time. The Minister earlier claimed at length that the investor court system, ICS, is substantially different from the investor state … interests of people and the planet. What is to stop any multinational for suing us for loss of profits under CETA if we decide to impose windfall taxes or make any changes to corporation tax in the future? The Government is effectively trying to condemn us forever