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RESIDENTIAL GAS CUSTOMERS with Bord Gáis Energy will see prices increase slightly next month.
The energy supplier received approval today from the regulator to raise tariff.
However, the company expects it to be the last hike of its kind.
The Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) said the 1.47 per cent increase in prices will come into affect on 14 April.
It brings price increases this year to a total of 3.67 per, after an increase came into effect last week.
Impact
Manager Director of Bord Gáis Energy Dave Kirwan said any price hike would have an impact on customers, “particularly in these difficult times”.
“That is why we have worked with the CER to try to minimise the effect on our customers,” he said in a statement.
‘Last adjustment’
However, he said this is the last ‘regulated tariff adjustment’ expected.
“We look forward to deregulation in the residential gas market in the coming months, and to competing on a level playing field with other suppliers in both the gas market and on a dual fuel basis,” he added.
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ffs what excuse is there for another price rise and why have a regulator who does not have no in his vocabluary….next year he will be nodding yes on water increase
People should not do any business with bord gais if your not happy about water charges
Why do we even have à regulator? What does he do?
The next increase will be justified by citing turmoil in Russia…
Energia currently offering much better deals particularly for joint electricity and gas accounts.
You mean by ” citing turmgas in Russia “
Last hike. Until the next one.
When it gets cold again.
I have a pain in my ballxxks with this bullshxt where does it end?
Has no regulator got any balls?
It ends when you die
no it doesnt you have to pay vat on your funeral,,,
What would it take to get the Energy Regulator on the side of the consumer for a change ???.
Brown envelope
Yes regulator will side with the consumers when hell freezes over.
What is the regulators job in this matter?To play a game of golf, agree the increase in price and to cover themselves, every now and again dont give the full increase, but always some. When can we expect a deduction? never, pointless position.
As far as i am aware The Regulator has never declined any company a price hike in the last 5 years. Obviously the Regulator has no understanding that the electricity bill after the mortgage is the next biggest bill families struggle with.Another over paid, out of touch Civil Servant with the general publics concerns. He/She should talk to Mabs before he approves another price hike in 12months time. check out the Uk energy regulator by comparison.
They denied Bord Gáis a 7% increase on the gas last summer. They allowed them to go up by 2.5% instead.
Ah yes. Good old deregulation. Dramatic real world reductions in bills etc etc. and Pigs will fly
Don’t worry the brain dead morons ie football clueless fools.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VF_uOgyBK1c
Never mind heating and cooking bills the tv needs to be on ALL THE TIME watching ALL the football ALL THE TIME!!
The regulator is a useless ball0x and a waste of the tax payers money should be done away with.
Boycott them they are our new water overlords after all!
Agree, switched last month but new supplier will probably do the same in a few weeks!
See how successful privatisation has been? & its only its still somewhat a semi state. Cant wait to see how much Gouging goes on when its fully private & floated.
Yep Milton Friedman is right sell everything whats the worry……………………..if yer RICH!!!
Considering energy prices have been dropping you would wonder how efficient of an organisation it really is?
May Dave Kirwin lose all that he holds dear as thats he is causing countless families to do with his “price adjustment”.
Id be betting to rhey Davey boy is getting a nice bonus for himself for a job well done!! Well guess what Davey boy, thats our money and it will bring you no luck.
Time to get fracking and building a nuclear power unit if we want to afford our lifestyle.
Can wait
I though you can’t wait
As it happens I can’t wait.
I’m confused
Can you wait a moment, I’m talking to the polar bear
Must be part of Enda’s low cost economy again…..Next increase next week because of the crises in the Ukraine.
Meanwhile the same Bord Gais finds money to run an expensive “rewards club” and discounts for Tesco Clubcard shoppers.
I’ll be switching from Bord Gais the minute they send me an Irish Water bill. I won’t be paying and I would encourage others to switch supplier once they get billed. Hurt them in the pocket for collecting Hogan’s tax.
It’s D O’B he’s collecting for. he’s short a few billion. Plus hogan’s big fat brown envelopes after he retires. Well he couldn’t pay him now could he.
Does the government realise the impact these price hikes will have not counting our older generation who paid their dues to this country. How many people will die next year from scrimping on heat and water . Dehydration and hypothermia will be listed on a lot of death certificates because our country has become greedy and power hungry.
Would be good to be a polar bear, polar bear, then we could tell them all where to stick there gas! :-)
Up their bum, hehe
Can’t wait
I thought you can wait
I can wait after all.
Are you sure?
Have you ever spoken to a polar bear before, they have no patience
Try living with me, I’m a bi-polar bear
Both of you?
Well not at the same time
Ursus maritimus, may I be so bold as to call you that, can you forgive me for driving a jaguar?
Ffs
Could the not just bottle the methane that’s coming of all the bullshit they keep feeding us. It’s a very renewable source in Ireland these last few years.
Pause for a Thought
- If an energy company runs a campaign to attract customers with lower price tariffs than others, whats stopping them after the campaign, to increase prices over and above their competitors who they originally under-cut prior / during their marketing campaign ?????
A customer is required to sign up for 12 months. Supplier should be made to guarantee the sign up tariffs, for the 12 mths also.
Maybe it’s time to change gas supplier!
Who is the cheapest gas supplier in Ireland today?
This will be a tiny hike compared to the MOTHER of ALL gas hikes that will occur once Russia rightfully turns the stopcock on Europe’s gas supply.
Who owns the utility companies? the state.Who pays the regulator? The state.
Hence the state doesn’t care about price’s only appeasing the troika!
The exact same will happen to our water, the Government will sell it off and then we will be forced to pay the highest prices in the world for the only natural resource that we have in excess – water.
Bord Gáis are now also owned by British Gas. Hence the increases I would assume. British Gas are known for hiking up their prices by 10% in the UK last year, why would they follow different principles in Ireland? Now Irish water and gas are controlled by Britain.
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