Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)

No. What I said clearly was that we had the large capacity to increase our renewable, clean, green energy. With the new legislation that has been introduced, we have a new pathway for our offshore renewable contracts, four of which have been signed on the east coast. We have a significant pipeline of renewable, clean, green energy, both via onshore and offshore wind and through other mechanisms in the State. We are going to have a vast amount of energy by 2050, so it is important that we have significant energy users. They underwrite employment. The idea the Deputy is espousing is that we can close down our country to significant employers and say that we are not open for business anymore and cannot manage the green transition in a way that delivers for business. Bord na Móna is working on delivering five energy parks. Those are a more sustainable method to use for-----