Ms Avril N? Shearcaigh:

It is probably a combination of things. There seems to be a difficulty. The issue is we only have one distribution system operator, DSO, in the country so that is an issue when we ask it to trial new solutions on the islands, for example, in terms of our larger scale projects and in looking at demand-responsive flexibility. ESB Networks is doing great things in research and on the wider network but maybe it is that the islands are so small that it does not seem to be interested in them. We have a valuable thing to offer it in order to test these things at a small scale before they are scaled up. That initiative needs to come from the top down. Even at a local authority level it is very difficult sometimes to make changes. That needs to come from a very high level and the will must be there to bring more of these technologies into people's homes and to make it happen so that it moves further down the chain in terms of making it easier to get the applications and find installers. If you look at the SEAI's website there is no mention of domestic wind turbines on its pages. The only option for generating electricity in the home that is on the SEAI's website is PV; there is no other option there. That needs to come from a very high level. We must not keep it very narrow and only focus on certain technologies; we need to open it up a little bit more. These are not new technologies, it is not experimental and there is not a huge risk associated with them. We know exactly how these things work so it should not take an awful lot to open it up and inform more people about what is available.