Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 30 August 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Energy Supply and Security: Discussion

Photo of Eamon RyanEamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

We have to get the 2 GW. What Mr. Foley said is absolutely true. We have a clear approach that will work. We will deliver a lower carbon, lower cost and more secure system. They are the three pillars of energy policy. Critical to that is delivering at least 2 GW of back-up generation capacity. To go back to what I said a short while ago, we have not delivered a single megawatt yet. We will have to do everything to make sure it or an equivalent characteristic in terms of flexible fast back-up is delivered. If there is any sign that the current system will not deliver, be it the emergency procurement, the purchasing or the T-3 and T-4 auctions, we will work with the CRU, as we have in the past year, and EirGrid to make sure we do everything to deliver it. My German and other European colleagues are doing everything to deliver the energy infrastructure they need. We will do the same here. We will make sure we will deliver this. The Irish people expect no less.

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