Dubliner has €200 energy credit applied to dormant account

A spokesperson for Pinergy said that “as part of the preparation for the scheme, Pinergy has agreed a list of qualifying meters on Pinergy electricity supply with ESB Networks”. File photo

The Government has said that any misallocations of its €200 utility bill credit are a matter for Ireland's energy providers after it emerged that the credit may have been applied to closed accounts.

South Dublin resident Eoin Kelly was recently informed by pre-pay power company Pinergy that the €200 credit had been applied to his meter by the company. Mr Kelly has not been a customer of Pinergy for more than a year, though the company confirmed the credit to him by phone call.