New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the median residential electricity bill fell by 28%, or €359, to €909 last year after the Government introduced subsidies as a response to a substantial increase in electricity prices during the year.
Residential electricity customers received two payments of €200 each to offset their 2022 electricity bill costs.
But today's CSO figures show that the median residential bill for gas rose by 31%, or €232, to €972 last year.
The CSO said the percentage of households paying less than €1,500 per year for electricity increased from 65% in 2021 to 79% in 2022.
Around 53% of households that paid between €750 and €1,000 for electricity in 2021 paid between €500 and €750 in 2022, while a further 29% paid less than €500 in 2022.
Meanwhile, the percentage of households paying less than €1,500 for gas reduced from 92% to 79% last year.
A total of 40% of households that paid between €500 and €750 for gas in 2021 paid between €750 and €1,000 in 2022. A further 23% of them paid over €1,000 in 2022.
The highest median residential electricity bill costs by county in 2022 were in Kildare at €1,043, Meath at €1,027 and Wicklow at €1,007.
The lowest were seen in Donegal at €746, Leitrim at €768 and Mayo at €826.
Excluding counties with negligibly low numbers of gas meters - Kerry, Longford, Roscommon and Wexford - the highest median residential gas bills were in Cavan at €1,042, Dublin at €1,037 and Meath at €1,016.
The lowest were in Waterford at €797, Cork at €798 and Mayo at €847.
