Mr. Philip Newsome:

I agree with those points on the role of the SEAI, the trusted intermediaries and the broader community engagement and community framework that we have that underpins RESS. The supports under that will be rolled out very shortly over the coming weeks.

We expect this will provide a strong foundation. We have a target of 500 MW of community energy projects by 2030. We are very serious about delivering on this. We would like to see the island communities availing of those supports. As I mentioned, the SEAI is making available significant resources through toolkits on its website to help communities through what can be a very difficult and challenging process. There is grant funding, trusted intermediaries and trusted advisers. It would be very good to see island communities engage in this. I am sure the committee has already done so. As these supports roll out I hope they can provide a way forward.