Terry Brennan (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Ms Behan for her presentation. She stated that all proposals for alternative energy would involve high costs. That seems to be a common theme regardless of what we are considering - wind, wave, ocean bed currents etc. As an island nation we have plenty of these resources, which will not increase in price like oil.

The ocean and the wind will always be there. Some parts of our country are more subject to wind than others.

Asking my next question might not be fair, but I will ask it anyway. I acknowledge the co-operation between Northern Ireland Electricity and the southern interconnectors and the benefit this brings to both sides of the political divide. On what alternative energies should our Government focus all of our resources? The year 2020 will come and go without us having reached our targets. How is that work going?