Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Are we under-reaching in respect of our targets with regard to solar energy? If I understand this correctly we have a 20% target. Considering the point I was making earlier on, there are very few planning issues with solar in comparison with those that one gets with wind, for obvious reasons. Wind is much more obtrusive and there can be all sorts of issues around visual amenity. The very fact that solar can be utilised on existing buildings, and even when it is used on flatter land or on areas where it will be less obtrusive, this is a consideration. Are we under-valuing the prospect that solar could in fact play?