Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

There are a number of projects under way. The establishment of the interconnector with Britain is an important asset because if we can generate wind energy or alternative energy on this island, and there are many people both in the commercial area and in the public sector area who believe we can do that, there may well be programmes that we can ratchet up through investment to have new models of energy generation that will not only meet the needs of this economy but put us in a position at certain times to be able to export energy out to the island.