Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2020-10-07
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

The Government supports microgeneration and will continue to do so. The Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, will be publishing a groundbreaking climate Bill today which will set far-reaching targets for the country and our society. I believe it will be transformative in its impact. That said, microgeneration on its own will not meet the energy needs of the country into the future. Renewable energy and wind energy in particular have been very significant for electricity generation here and will continue to be. The move will be to go offshore in a substantial way. Offshore wind generation is where I see the major growth over the next years in powering the country forward. Incentivising microgeneration for people on the ground is something the Government will be attending to and dealing with.

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Sitting date: 2020-10-07