Details of €100 energy bill rebate scheme 'yet to be finalised'

It’s estimated that around 2.1m domestic electricity account holders will benefit from the once-off scheme.

The Government’s scheme to give people €100 off their electricity bills may yet be some weeks before coming into effect, with the exact mechanism of how the payment will be applied yet to be finalised.

The scheme, called the electricity costs emergency benefit scheme, requires the passage of primary legislation through the Oireachtas with Cabinet approval for a bill to be sought later this month, the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications has said.