Michelle Mulherin (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Regarding Coillte plans to develop 1,000 MW of renewable energy by 2030, I am familiar with Coillte's involvement with wind energy. What is Ms Gray's view of biomass, how it is being developed and how it could be used potentially to generate electricity and heat? How does she see that being developed vis-à-vis our requirement for renewable energy in terms of heat and electricity and carbon sequestration provided by forests? We are all on a trajectory for the development of wind energy onshore and potentially offshore, as well as solar energy, but I particularly want to focus on biomass and its part in developing renewable energy in terms of electricity and heat.