Mr. Stephen Wheeler:

I can only really speak about the authorities with whom SSE Airtricity has dealt directly. We believe there has been a level of expertise. In terms of maturity, it is still an immature market and there are lessons to be learned. Issues crop up on a site-by-site, project-by-project basis. The most important point is that it is incumbent on any developer to deal with issues as they arise in a responsive way. We focus on our responsibility to ensure that the development is done in the proper way.

I cannot comment on what happened in the midlands. SSE Airtricity is not involved in the midlands. What I can comment on are the projects we are currently involved in and what we are building. Our wind farm in Galway will be the largest wind farm on the island of Ireland. That has been a very positive experience, both for the communities, the developers and the council. We have come to a meeting of minds where we are developing and will build out a socially responsible project, which will be delivered in the next 18 months.