Christopher O'Sullivan (Cork South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Melvin might come back to me on the cost. I appreciate that this is a lot of detail to get from him.

I am already out of time, but I want to go to Ms Donnelly as well. The question of onshore wind is a really tricky debate. Personally, I do not believe it should be as tricky and controversial as it is. We have heard of how some county councils have declared in meetings that they cannot accommodate any more onshore wind. I can understand why it is controversial. We have all been approached by communities that just do not want wind farms. Yet, I understand that most of the current volume of renewable energy that is on stream is provided by onshore wind. I could be wrong but I think the vast majority of it is. Therefore, it still clearly plays a big part in our renewable energy capacity. Especially given the issues that Ms Donnelly has highlighted about us not being on track in the delivery of floating offshore wind, how do we get around this? I know this is a really difficult question for her to answer. Are we failing in the area of communication? Are the energy companies failing in the area of communication? It is always the case that when this happens on one's own back door, the issue raises its head. I personally cannot see an issue with them, once they are done in a way that is environmentally and ecologically sensitive and that there is not an environmental or ecological impact. Can Ms Donnelly share her views? It is still my view that a big piece of the delivery of renewables is onshore wind.