Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In 2014, the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources undertook an analysis of the scheme. The policy review concluded that the scheme provided benefits to the delivery of the policy objectives I have described and that it provided value for money. On the basis of that review in 2014, it was concluded that the scheme continued to be effective. Given that the review of the scheme occurred just three years ago, and given that this is a policy area that will become more prominent, I decided that maintaining the existence of the scheme up to this point was the right choice to make.