Joe O'Reilly (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am jesting about that. I visited Estonia with the communications and energy committee. We examined the degree to which the electricity suppliers there had put their cables underground and the relevant merits of doing it. Many of its cables were still overground. Is Estonia putting many of its electricity cables underground? If it is, is it working? When the committee was there, the cost-benefit analysis suggested the Estonians keep it overground.

As we embrace green energy, the cost of producing it has, unfortunately, been more of an expensive option than continuing to use fossil fuels. As Estonia and Latvia are pioneers in the green energy area, what has been their experience in this regard? Will technological advances reduce costs in this area?

We welcome the ambassadors again and want to enhance and continue the great bonds of friendship that exist between us.