Alice-Mary Higgins (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Yes, so it would be good to know how that is factoring in. If the EAI does have any information, especially on public research, on equivalent projects in other countries, that would be very useful.

I have one last question. The EAI representatives have heard from us the focus on batteries and storage. I raise carbon capture. Storage is our key priority because that is what allows us to move to renewable energy but I am aware there have been concerns around some of the carbon capture mechanisms. They tend to become stranded assets because it can effectively be a way of prolonging unsustainable energy sources for a very long time and they can become something of a stranded asset or white elephant. There has been an argument against too much investment in that area versus storage, such that one piece is attached to renewable energy and the other to traditional fossil fuel energy. Does Mr. Lynott have a comment on that?