Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Friday, 12 July 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht

Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed)

12:35 pm

Photo of Marcella Corcoran KennedyMarcella Corcoran Kennedy (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Dr. Motherway has talked about electric heating. I have heard a lot about radiant or infra-red heating. Is there a role for this and, if so, does it have an important role to play?

I know that it is important for us to share information and learn by word of mouth, but we cannot rely on this any more. I am very concerned about the negative reporting of wind energy matters since the memorandum of understanding between Ireland and England was signed. Suddenly the wind energy sector is the big bad wolf. That is a huge problem because there seems to be a large gap in the information being shared, which is quickly being filled with negative stories. The information deficit provides an opportunity for people who are totally against wind energy projects to fill that space. Does Dr. Motherway have thoughts on how to fill that gap?

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