Mr. John McCarthy:

I have spoken about the wind guidelines and where we are with them. The planning process has given planning permission for a very significant quantum of wind energy infrastructure. I do not have the data as I do not look after electricity but the departmental personnel would certainly have the data and be able to show the extent to which renewable energy has increased its contribution to the overall electricity generation profile. Our key requirement is to get the wind energy guidelines finalised so the planning process would have the most up-to-date set of guidelines that it needs to be able to deal with applications as they continue to come in.