Ossian Smyth (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I think the first part of the question was about delivery. It was about how much the Government has installed of new capacity. We have seen more than 2 GW of capacity installed over the course of the past four years. The fact there is now 1 GW of solar on the grid is incredible. I expect another 1.5 GW will be added this year and another 1.5 GW next year. Looking towards an 8 GW target for 2030 is absolutely achievable.

What I see in all of these areas, despite the challenges, is delivery. I see connection of new wind onshore. I am seeing connection of solar for the first time ever. I see renewable energy from offshore wind coming in huge volumes soon, and I see that following on from the EU's prescriptions about how we should speed up our planning process and so on, the DMAP has now been designated for the south of the country off the coast of Waterford and Wexford. That has been clearly announced to the market. I see a lot of interest from wind farm companies investing in Ireland. Overall, I see a large volume of not just electricity being put onto the grid but customers from other European countries coming to Ireland and saying they want to buy our excess renewable energy in the future.

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