'Electricity customers will receive a payment of €89.10'

'I know a butcher whose energy bill has gone up from €4,000 to €11,000'

He said increases have also been seen things like the cost of food, sand for the golf course and even purchasing mattresses.

'Fergus Murphy of Murph's Bistro highlighted how his latest electricity bill was €11,000'

There is particular concern about household demand between 5pm and 7pm each day.

It's driven by a tripling of coal and oil use in electricity generation.

Although taxes and Government levies here are regularly criticised they are not the reason Irish consumers are paying more.