Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

No apologies have been received. The purpose of this meeting is to consider the Supplementary Estimate for Public Services relating to Vote 29 - Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. The Supplementary Estimate arises from the need to provide funding to EirGrid, the electricity and transmission system operator, to enable it to take certain emergency measures, including acquiring electricity generation plant for the purpose of ensuring and protecting security of supply. Specifically, this Supplementary Estimate relates to the reallocation of €30 million in savings from subhead D3, national broadband plan, to subhead B13, emergency generation capacity. The Supplementary Estimate is also due to be considered by the Select Committee on Environment an Climate Action next week.

I welcome the Minister for Transport, Deputy Ryan, and his officials and thank them for coming in at short notice.