Mr. Tom Halpin:

The issue with photovoltaic is different in that where the occupancy of a school may not justify it and we end up spilling the electricity to the grid, as the Chairman said, then it is uneconomically viable. However, in instances, and we are supporting them through our community scheme and in the case of the schools programme, we are supporting PV where the occupancy extends into later in the evening or the school is used extensively during the summer when there is a higher level of availability of solar energy. It is not a blanket fit, so to speak, but the Department of Education and Skills has strong guidelines on this and it is not always suitable.