Govt. “Sitting on Sidelines” as Energy Regulator Forced to Step In and Cap Data Centre Power Demand
The CRU has taken the unprecedented decision to prevent data centres from increasing their energy demand. This emergency measure is required to stop widespread, catastrophic blackouts which Eirgrid said it could not prevent if data centres continued to add pressure to the grid. Eirgrid warned that essential services are at risk. Lynn Boylan criticised the government […]
Report shows households on the hook for data centre energy grid costs – Boylan
Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan has launched a report examining whether data centres are paying their fair share, or if households are being forced to pick up the cost for upgrades to the grid. The report ‘By Design, Not by Default: How Regulatory Discretion Socialises the Cost of Data-Centre Expansion in the EU: A Case […]
European Parliament says ‘Made-in-EU’ requirements should recognise Ireland’s all-island economy
Lynn Boylan, Sinn Féin MEP for Dublin, has welcomed a European Parliament text that recognises Ireland’s special situation when it comes to ‘Made-in-EU’ requirements. “Currently, Made-in-EU requirements are very topical in the EU institutions. There are many proposals that say that companies should only receive EU funding if they buy European supplies, employ EU-based workers […]
Boylan & Funchion demand answers as Israel bombs €3M of EU taxpayers money in Gaza
Sinn Féin MEPs Lynn Boylan and Kathleen Funchion have written to the European Commission demanding transparency and accountability regarding Israel’s destruction of EU-funded infrastructure in Palestine. The two Sinn Féin MEPs were joined by a number of other MPEs to submit a written question to the Commission in July demanding transparency from the Commission regarding […]
Offering deal for cut-price gas to data centres is reckless
A new report has shown that Data Centres have been offered a cut price deal for gas – on the condition that they accept the possibility of disruption to their supply. This same report from the CRU said that connection of data centres to the gas grid could cause shortages by the winter of 2032/2033, […]
Ireland must stand up against attempts to remove EU foreign policy veto – Boylan
Sinn Féin MEP for Dublin Lynn Boylan has called on the Irish Government to oppose the moves by 11 Member States to abolish the need for unanimity in foreign policy decision-making. The call emerged today in a letter from Austria, Denmark, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Romania, Spain and Sweden. These Member States […]
Utter government failure sees record number of households in energy arrears – Boylan
The latest CRU energy arrears figures for May show a record high number of households were in energy arrears. The figures show that 328,273 were in electricity arrears, while 188,941 were in gas arrears, leaving 517,214 household accounts in some form of energy arrears. These figures have been slammed as “utterly appalling” by Lynn Boylan, […]
Record 322,000 households in arrears while data centres and big business get subsidies
New figures from the Commission from the Regulation of Utilities (CRU) show that 322,298 households are now in arrears – more than at any point since available records began. Lynn Boylan MEP criticised the government’s lack of support for households – setting up a taskforce and axing the energy credit – to its approach to supporting […]
Renewable energy is the obvious path to energy independence
A report published today has said that investing in renewable energy now, will help to cushion countries from another energy price shock. It also pointed out that long term deals to import Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) will only lead to long term dependence on on energy source that has already been shown to be extremely […]
Government to hand €300m to big business while abandoning families to a ‘Taskforce’ talking shop – Boylan
The European Commission has approved a €300 million government scheme to subsidise the energy costs of big business. Lynn Boylan contrasted the swift action for big business with the can kicking of supports for households. Boylan compared the scale of the €300m subsidy to household supports, pointing out that the money being handed to big business […]
