Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Was nobody anywhere paying attention to this? I take the point that there was a focus during that period on the pressure on the electricity system and that there now needs to be an update to deal with decarbonisation. Where does the responsibility lie in this regard? We had legislation on climate and climate action plans, and we now have stronger climate legislation and a stronger climate action plan. Where does the responsibility lie to say this stuff does not add up and does not make sense? We all have a clear picture of the very fine balance to be struck between now and 2030 in terms of managing all of this in respect of electricity, getting the renewables on the grid and making it acceptable to communities. However, regarding the demand on gas, surely somebody should have said, "This is absolutely insane and we just should not do it."