Renewable Energy Generation
Dail Éireann — 2023-09-28
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Darren O'Rourke (SF), Meath East

I welcome that the Minister of State is willing to establish a stakeholder forum. Sinn Féin has published legislation in that regard. A forum should happen. It would provide a space to address the concerns about the grid, planning and auction design that have materialised following the outcome of the recent auction.
I have tabled another oral question that we will probably not reach. I met community energy companies that were in RESS 1 and RESS 2. Their projects will not be delivered. Instead, they will time out because of ESB Networks and An Bord Pleanála. Will the Government extend the delivery timelines for those RESS 1 and RESS 2 projects to ensure that they do not fall off the edge of a cliff? Otherwise, many of them will time out.

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Sitting date: 2023-09-28