Cormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the witnesses and thank them very much for their engagement this afternoon. I compliment the engagement that ESB Networks has with us in the Oireachtas through the company's Oireachtas team, which is very proactive and responsive to queries. That is appreciated.

In the opening statement it was mentioned that ESB Networks plans, builds, maintains and operates the electricity distribution network. It was further stated that the system is evolving and it is to become a low-carbon electricity network where 80% of the electricity generated in Ireland will come from renewable sources by 2030. We have a national target to meet and ESB Networks has a target to meet by 2030 and onward to 2050. What progress has been made to date, in particular on solar panels? What are the plans in the short term as well as the long-term strategy? I have a few others questions but I ask Mr. Tarrant to respond to that question first please.